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) 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pisco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === COIPs, Picos == Catalan == === Verb === pisco 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) pisco == Galician == === 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) robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula) Synonyms: paporroibo, paifoco a bit Synonym: chisco ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pisco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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 first-person singular present indicative of piscar == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku Hyphenation: pis‧co === Verb === pisco 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) (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) pisco (a liquor distilled from grapes made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: pisco === References === === Further reading === “pisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025