Laphroaig

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/ləˈfɹɔɪɡ/

proper noun

A whisky distillery, noted for its strong peaty taste, on Islay in Scotland.

OriginOld Norse breidd →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ScotlandA whisky distillery, noted for its strong peaty taste, on Islay in Scotland.
nounLaphroaig (countable and uncountable, plural Laphroaigs)

plural Laphroaigs

  1. countableuncountableA serving or bottle ofLaphroaig whisky

    And when I am hungry, said MacK, they bring me the salmons of Argyll smoked over peat of the Hebrides, and a glass of Laphroaig.

    2003, Todd McEwen, Who Sleeps With Katz, Granta, published 2005, page 239

Origin

  1. Old Norsebreidd“breadth”
  2. EnglishLaphroaig

From Goidelic/Scottish Gaelic; possibly from lag (“hollow”) + Old Norse breidd (“breadth”) + Old Norse vík (“bay”).

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APA

Laphroaig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laphroaig

MLA

“Laphroaig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laphroaig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laphroaig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laphroaig.

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