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
The Pisco Sour is by far the most famous pisco cocktail, a concoction created, once again, in either Peru or Chile, depending on whom you ask.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022
If using the pisco, add it and then use a long-handled lighter to ignite the sauce.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2022
Neruda he is not; “I’m like a pisco sour sans alcohol,” one poem reads.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022
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
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