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
Order a pisco sour, and the egg white froth is inscribed with the word Causa with the help of a stencil and citrus ash, a sustainable alternative to bitters.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022
And then, after all that, and although finer pisco is quite sippable on its own, people often just make a cocktail out of it.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
The 2014 summit in Lima, Peru, had an outdoor pisco sour bar.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 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
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