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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish añejo.
Noun
añejo (plural añejos)
- A tequila or rum which has been aged.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɲexo/
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: a‧ñe‧jo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *anniclus, syncopated form of Latin anniculus (“one-year-old”). Cf. also añojo, which derives from a variant form and preserves the meaning more closely.
Adjective
añejo (feminine añeja, masculine plural añejos, feminine plural añejas)
- aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum)
- Antonyms: fresco, nuevo
- (wine) vintage
- more than one year old
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
añejo
- first-person singular present indicative of añejar
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