pisco

See also: Pisco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pisco, 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.

Derived terms

• pisco sour

 

Translations

a liquor

• Chinese:

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

• Japanese: ピスコ (pisuko)

Further reading

• pisco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• COIPs, Picos

Catalan

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/
• Hyphenation: pis‧co

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): /ˈpisko/ [ˈpis̺.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Hyphenation: pis‧co

Noun

pisco m (plural piscos)

1. robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

   Synonyms: paporroibo, paifoco

2. a bit

   Synonym: chisco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pisco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pisco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pisco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

pisco

1. first-person singular present indicative of piscar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.ku/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʃ.ku/

• 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)

   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

Further reading

• “pisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28