English edit

Etymology edit

From Basque patxaran (sloe; sloe liqueur). See Irish airne (sloe) for further connections.

Noun edit

patxaran (uncountable)

  1. A reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.
    • 2018, Marti Buckley, Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover's Paradise, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 305:
      Patxaran is nothing more than aniseed, liquor, and macerated sloe berries. Some people add coffee beans or cinnamon sticks to their patxaran during maceration, though this considered anathema by patxaran purists and the body that governs its production.

Further reading edit

Basque edit

Etymology edit

pattar +‎ aran (plum)

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): /pat͡ʃaɾan/, [pa.t͡ʃa.ɾãn]

Noun edit

patxaran inan

  1. patxaran

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: patxaran
  • Spanish: pacharán
  • Russian: пачара́н (pačarán)
  • Ukrainian: пачара́н (pačarán)

Further reading edit

  • "patxaran" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • patxaran” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus