pisco

See also: Pisco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisco (countable and uncountable, plural piscos)

  1. A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.

See also

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. pisco

Portuguese

Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpisko/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos, feminine pisca, feminine plural piscas)

  1. (Colombia, Venezuela)[1] turkey (bird)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. pisco (see "English" above)

References
  1. RAE, Diccionario de Americanismos, ASALE
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.