jeropiga

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jeropiga.

Noun

jeropiga (countable and uncountable, plural jeropigas)

  1. A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of xaropiga, from xarope (“syrup”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: je‧ro‧pi‧ga

Noun

jeropiga f (plural jeropigas)

  1. jeropiga (liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine)
    • 1875, Eça de Queirós, “Capítulo XXIV”, in O Crime do Padre Amaro, page 594:
      — Olhe, a falar a verdade, Sra. Escolástica, tomava uma gotinha de jeropiga... A Escolástica correu à taberna ao fim da rua, trouxe a jeropiga num copo de quartilho debaixo do avental; e ambas à mesa, uma molhando sopas no café, outra escorropichando o copo, concordavam, com suspiros, que neste mundo tudo eram sustos e lágrimas.
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  2. (derogatory) plonk (cheap or inferior wine)

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