"pisco" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piscos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|qu|pishku}} Quechua pishku Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: pisco sour Translations (a liquor): 匹斯可 (pǐsīkě) (Chinese Mandarin), 皮斯科 (písīkē) (Chinese Mandarin), ピスコ (pisuko) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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