Etymology

porron

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Today it means: A glass container for wine for table use, with a long neck at the top for filling and holding and a long thin spout at the side to enable pouring into the mouth from a distance Full definition →

Spanish porrón ← Catalan porró
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  1. Catalan · derived fromporró
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromporrón
  3. English todayporron

Borrowed from Spanish porrón, from Catalan porró, possibly from porro (“leek”) or porra (“mace (weapon)”) because of its bulbous shape.

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