jeropiga
English
Alternative forms
- geropiga
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese jeropiga.
Noun
jeropiga (countable and uncountable, plural jeropigas)
- A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
Further reading
jeropiga on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly a corruption of xaropiga, from xarope (“syrup”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾoˈpi.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾoˈpi.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.ɾuˈpi.ɡɐ/ [ʒɨ.ɾuˈpi.ɣɐ]
- Hyphenation: je‧ro‧pi‧ga
Noun
jeropiga f (plural jeropigas)
- jeropiga (liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine)
- 1875, Eça de Queirós, “Capítulo XXIV”, in O Crime do Padre Amaro, page 594:
- — Olhe, a falar a verdade, Sra. Escolástica, tomava uma gotinha de jeropiga... A Escolástica correu à taberna ao fim da rua, trouxe a jeropiga num copo de quartilho debaixo do avental; e ambas à mesa, uma molhando sopas no café, outra escorropichando o copo, concordavam, com suspiros, que neste mundo tudo eram sustos e lágrimas.
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- (derogatory) plonk (cheap or inferior wine)
Further reading
jeropiga on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt