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.

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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

  • IPA(key): /pis.ko/

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

  1. pisco

Galician

Paporroibo, pisco or paifoco ("robin")

Etymology 1

From Back-formation from piscar (to blink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpiskʊ]

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

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

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Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpis.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpiʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpis.ko/

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

Verb

pisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpisko/ [ˈpis.ko]
  • Rhymes: -isko
  • Syllabification: pis‧co
  • Homophone: pizco

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

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

  1. (Colombia, Venezuela) turkey (bird)[1][2]
    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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