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
“Mexico has tequila, Peru has pisco, Scotland has whisky,” said Manuel Piñeda, president of the regional chapter of the Colombian Association of Bars.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
This Peruvian place from chef Tamara Murphy and partner Linda Di Lello Morton of beloved Terra Plata has been a long time coming — hopefully, people will be drinking pisco there sometime soon.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 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
Whatever you order is better with a proper pisco sour from the handsome bar, set off with yellow stools and tilted mirrors.
From Washington Post
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