jeropiga

English

Alternative forms

• geropiga

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jeropiga.

Noun

jeropiga (countable and uncountable, plural jeropigas)

1. 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/

• (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)

1. 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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2. (derogatory) plonk (cheap or inferior wine)

Further reading

• jeropiga on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt