pisco

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pisco¹

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Borrowed from Spanish pisco, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

noun piscos

  1. countable, uncountable A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.

Pisco²

noun

  1. uncountable A kind of brandy produced in Peru and Chile. The casks of Pisco were kept down the after-hatchway, which, for this reason, was secured with bar and padlock.

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noun a liquor

日本語ピスコ pisuko
中文匹斯可 pǐsīkě, 皮斯科 písīkē

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"pisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pisco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pisco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pisco

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"pisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pisco.

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@misc{pisco_2026,
  title = {pisco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pisco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}