añejo

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See also: añejó and anejo

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish añejo.

Noun

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añejo (plural añejos)

  1. A tequila or rum which has been aged.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɲexo/ [aˈɲe.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: a‧ñe‧jo

Etymology 1

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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

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añejo (feminine añeja, masculine plural añejos, feminine plural añejas)

  1. aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum)
    Antonyms: fresco, nuevo
  2. (wine) vintage
    Synonyms: cosecha, vendimia
  3. more than one year old
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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añejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of añejar

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