pisco
Americannoun
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
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 Cantina & Pisco Bar is a pair of marble counters, one with fresh fish on display for ceviche made to order, the other for cocktails starring pisco.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
The blow to pisco and the liquor business in general is harder than to other industries because the government still imposes stringent restrictions on bars, gatherings at restaurants, hotels and nightlife in general.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
“Troublesome Bubblegum” brings together improbable bedfellows — pisco, watermelon, chamomile, herbaceous amaro — that refresh and delight us.
From Washington Post
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