Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
pisco
noun · first attested 19th century
The brandy is named for a Peruvian port.
A grape brandy from Peru and Chile.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Pisco
- In English
pisco
Pisco on the Peruvian coast shipped the spirit, and the port's name went with the cargo. Peru and Chile both now claim the name.
Peru
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