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.

Translations

a liquor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 匹斯可 (zh) (pǐsīkě), 皮斯科 (zh) (písīkē)

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• Japanese: ピスコ (pisuko)

Anagrams

• COIPs, Picos

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French

Etymology

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

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

1. pisco

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Portuguese

Verb

pisco

1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpisko/ [ˈpis.ko]

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 m
• (Mexico, Central America) guajolote m
• (Cuba) guanajo m

Etymology 2

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

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

1. pisco (see "English" above)