añejo

See also: añejó and anejo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish añejo.

Noun

añejo (plural añejos)

  1. A tequila or rum which has been aged.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɲexo/ [aˈɲe.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: a‧ñe‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *anniclus, syncopated form of Latin anniculus (“one-year-old”). Cf. also añojo, which derives from a variant form and preserves the meaning more closely.

Adjective

añejo (feminine añeja, masculine plural añejos, feminine plural añejas)

  1. aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum)
    Antonyms: fresco, nuevo
  2. (wine) vintage
    Synonyms: cosecha, vendimia
  3. more than one year old
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

añejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of añejar

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