pisco

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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.

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Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. pisco

Galician

Paporroibo, pisco or paifoco ("robin")

Etymology 1

From Back-formation from piscar (“to blink”).

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Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    Synonyms: paporroibo, paifoco
  2. a bit
    Synonym: chisco

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Etymology 2

Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
  • Hyphenation: pis‧co

Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

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

  1. (Colombia, Venezuela) turkey (bird)
    Synonyms: pavo, (Mexico, Central America) chompipe, (Mexico, Central America) guajolote, (Cuba) guanajo

Etymology 2

From Pisco, a city of Peru, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. pisco (a liquor distilled from grapes made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile)
Descendants
  • → English: pisco

References

  1. ^ “pisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. ^ “pisco” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.

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