patxaran

English

Etymology

From Basque patxaran (sloe; sloe liqueur). See Irish airne (sloe) for further connections.

Noun

patxaran (uncountable)

  1. A reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.
    • 2018, Marti Buckley, Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover's Paradise, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 305:
      Patxaran is nothing more than aniseed, liquor, and macerated sloe berries. Some people add coffee beans or cinnamon sticks to their patxaran during maceration, though this considered anathema by patxaran purists and the body that governs its production.

Further reading

Basque

Etymology

pattar + aran (plum)

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /pat͡ʃaɾan/, [pa.t͡ʃa.ɾãn]

Noun

patxaran inan

  1. patxaran

Declension

Descendants

  • English: patxaran
  • Spanish: pacharán
  • Russian: пачара́н (pačarán)
  • Ukrainian: пачара́н (pačarán)

Further reading

  • "patxaran" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • patxaran” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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