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In vino veritas is a Latin phrase that means ' in wine, there is truth ', suggesting a person under the influence of alcohol is more likely to speak their hidden thoughts and desires. The phrase is sometimes continued as, in vīnō vēritās, in aquā sānitās, ' in wine there is truth, in water there is good sense (or good health) '. Similar ...
A 'drinking glass' in Portuguese is copo, while Spanish copa is a wine glass. A wine glass in Portuguese is copo, taça is a champagne glass or dessert cup (i.e. chocolate mousse or ice cream) while Spanish taza is a 'coffee cup or teacup'; Spanish taza also refers to a toilet bowl.
Another popular and more modern explanation says that King Alfonso XIII (1886–1941) stopped by a famous tavern in Cádiz (an Andalusian city) where he ordered a glass of wine. The waiter covered the glass with a slice of cured ham before offering it to the king, in order to protect the wine from the blowing beach sand, as Cádiz is a windy ...
in wine [there is] truth: That is, wine loosens the tongue (referring to alcohol's disinhibitory effects). in vitro: in glass: An experimental or process methodology performed in a "non-natural" setting (e.g. in a laboratory using a glass test tube or Petri dish), and thus outside of a living organism or cell.
French term used to denote an "ordinary wine" as opposed to a premium quality wine. Vino Italian and Spanish, originally derived from Latin, for wine. Vino de mesa/Vino da tavola Spanish and Italian terms for table wine. Vino generoso Spanish term for a fortified wine Vino novello Italian term for a Vin primeur. Vinous
It is similar to Irish cream liqueur. In some places in Galicia, a small glass is traditionally taken at breakfast as a tonic before a hard day's work on the land. The word "orujo" is Spanish and not Galician, but is used to distinguish Galician and some Spanish augardentes from those of other countries. "Bagazo" is the Galician for "Orujo".
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This wine is called chacolí (pronounced ) in Spanish, a word that comes from the Basque txakolin. [3] The first reference to the name of this wine in Spanish was vino chacolín in a document from the Basque Country in 1520. [4] The wine is occasionally called chacoli in French. [5]