porron
See also: porrón
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish porrón, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Catalan porró, possibly from porro ("wild leek (allium porrum)") or porra ("mace (weapon)") because of its bulbous shape.[1]
Noun
porron (plural porrons)
- A glass container for wine for table use, with a long neck at the top for filling and holding and a long thin spout at the side to enable pouring into the mouth from a distance
- 1938, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia:
- "I went on strike and demanded a drinking-cup as soon as I saw a porron in use."[2]
- 2013, Kate Parham (Washington Post), "From Spain, a party in a porron":
- "Turns out the group was enjoying a porron, a communal drinking vessel native to Spain."[3]
- 1938, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia:
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References
- ^ “porró”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2015 October 25 (last accessed)
- ^ George Orwell (2015 October 25 (last accessed)) “Homage to Catalonia”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]
- ^ Kate Parham (2013 May 7) “From Spain, a party in a porron”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[3], Washington Post, retrieved 2015-10-25
Finnish
Noun
porron