水割り|みずわりmizuwari[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivecutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
   水割みずわりをもう一杯いっぱいください。↗

   Another Scotch and water, please.

• Related水割NeutralThe same word with the okurigana omitted; the meaning is identical. Commonly seen on menus and price lists.
• AntonymストレートNeutralAntonym. A loanword for drinking alcohol neat, with no water or ice added. The opposite of 「水割り」, where water dilutes the drink.
• AntonymロックNeutralAntonym. A loanword for a drink served on the rocks, poured over ice cubes. It contrasts with 「水割り」, whose defining feature is the water mixed in to dilute it.

Use 「水割り」 for whisky or shōchū diluted with water, as in 「焼酎の水割り」. With soda it's 「ハイボール」; drunk neat it's 「ストレート」; with ice it's 「ロック」.

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1. ウイスキーや焼酎しょうちゅうなどの酒さけに水みずを加くわえて、濃こさを薄うすくしたもの。