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Laphroaig

/ləˈfɹɔɪɡ/ · name

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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