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pisco

[ pis-koh, pee-skoh; Spanish pee-skaw ]

/ ˈpɪs koʊ, ˈpi skoʊ; Spanish ˈpi skɔ /

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noun

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

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Origin of pisco

1840–50, Americanism;<Spanish

Words nearby pisco

pisciform, piscina, piscine, Piscis Austrinus, piscivorous, pisco, pisé, Pisgah, pish, pishogue, Pishpek

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How to use pisco in a sentence

The common brandy is called Aguardiente de Pisco, because it is shipped at that port.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Some very considerable sugar plantations, and several villages, lie between Cañete and Pisco.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Pisco is merely the key to the large interior town of Yca, which is fourteen leagues distant.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The steamer conveyed me in eighteen hours from Callao to Pisco, where I hired horses and a guide.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

Guano is found upon the coasts of Peru, in the islands of Chinche, near Pisco, and several other places more to the south.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure