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patxaran

patxaran noun: a reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.

Noun

patxaran (uncountable)

  1. A reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.
    • 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.2018, Marti Buckley, Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover's Paradise, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 305

Origin of patxaran

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

Questions about patxaran

What does patxaran mean?
Patxaran means a reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.
What part of speech is patxaran?
Patxaran is a noun.

Words near patxaran in the dictionary

  1. patwas
  2. Patween
  3. Patweens
  4. Patwin
  5. Patwins
  6. patxaran
  7. Patyah
  8. Patz
  9. Patzcuaro
  10. patzer
  11. patzerish

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