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pisco

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[pis-koh, pee-skoh, pee-skaw] / ˈpɪs koʊ, ˈpi skoʊ, ˈpi skɔ /

noun

  1. a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.


Etymology

Origin of pisco

1840–50, < Spanish

Example Sentences

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She welcomed him home with a bottle of pisco, Peru's national drink.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2025

Drinks: More than 100 bottles of pisco are available, which Bar Amazonia touts as one of the largest selections in the country.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2022

Another highly anticipated Peruvian-inspired restaurant with a pisco bar is scheduled to open sometime this year along the main drag of Columbia City.

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2021

The 2014 summit in Lima, Peru, had an outdoor pisco sour bar.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2021

The farmer said that he witnessed how some farmers also sold the grapes at 14 cents a kilo, a very low price, while others made pisco to avoid losing the entire year’s harvest to rot.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2020

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