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endrina

English translation: sloe, blackthorn

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Spanish term or phrase:endrina
English translation:sloe, blackthorn
Entered by: Ben Curtis

10:02 Jan 15, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Spanish term or phrase: endrina
The fruit in the Spanish liquor 'pacharan'.
Ben Curtis
sloe, blackthorn
Explanation:
Hola Ben,
De acuerdo al Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

endrina, f. (bot.) sloe (fruit)
Simon & Schuster's International Dictionary©

endrina.
(De andrina).
1. f. Fruto del endrino.

endrino, na.
(De endrina).
1. adj. De color negro azulado, parecido al de la endrina.
2. m. Ciruelo silvestre con espinas en las ramas, hojas lanceadas y lampiñas, y fruto pequeño, negro azulado y áspero al gusto.
DRAE©

El American Heritage Dictionary también ofrece la opción: **blackthorn**

sloe
n.
1. See blackthorn.
2. Either of two eastern North American plum trees or shrubs, Prunus alleghaniensis, having dark purple fruit, or P. americana, having yellow or red fruit.
3. The tart plumlike fruit of either of these plants.

Sloe
This wild European plum is the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), which also bears showy white flowers. The purple skinned sloe has an extremely tart yellow flesh. Though too sour for out-of-hand eating, sloes are used for jams, jellies and to flavor Liqueurs such as Prunelle and Sloe Gin. They're not generally available fresh in the United States.
http://www.answers.com/sloe&r=67

Ejemplo en contexto con **sloe**:

"... ***Sloe berries are the only fruit used in making Navarran Pacharan***. These small, blue-black berries ripen in late summer, the appropriate time for maceration. ..."
www.licoresbaines.com/textose/quees.html

Ejemplo en contexto con **blackthorn**

"...***Pacharan: The fruits of the blackthorn constitute the base for the elaboration of pacharan***, an alcoholic drink that gets ready macerating the fruits in ethylic alcohol. To this mixture anisette and sugar is added to increase fragrance and to counteract the roughness of the fruits. In the home-made preparations other vegetable elements can also be added to attain a final personal touch. Taken with moderation, it is invigorating for the stomach, although it is not very suitable to abuse from such an alcoholic preparation ..."
http://www.botanical-online.com/medicinalsprunusspinosaangle...
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sloe, blackthorn


Explanation:
Hola Ben,
De acuerdo al Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

endrina, f. (bot.) sloe (fruit)
Simon & Schuster's International Dictionary©

endrina.
(De andrina).
1. f. Fruto del endrino.

endrino, na.
(De endrina).
1. adj. De color negro azulado, parecido al de la endrina.
2. m. Ciruelo silvestre con espinas en las ramas, hojas lanceadas y lampiñas, y fruto pequeño, negro azulado y áspero al gusto.
DRAE©

El American Heritage Dictionary también ofrece la opción: **blackthorn**

sloe
n.
1. See blackthorn.
2. Either of two eastern North American plum trees or shrubs, Prunus alleghaniensis, having dark purple fruit, or P. americana, having yellow or red fruit.
3. The tart plumlike fruit of either of these plants.

Sloe
This wild European plum is the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), which also bears showy white flowers. The purple skinned sloe has an extremely tart yellow flesh. Though too sour for out-of-hand eating, sloes are used for jams, jellies and to flavor Liqueurs such as Prunelle and Sloe Gin. They're not generally available fresh in the United States.
http://www.answers.com/sloe&r=67

Ejemplo en contexto con **sloe**:

"... ***Sloe berries are the only fruit used in making Navarran Pacharan***. These small, blue-black berries ripen in late summer, the appropriate time for maceration. ..."
www.licoresbaines.com/textose/quees.html

Ejemplo en contexto con **blackthorn**

"...***Pacharan: The fruits of the blackthorn constitute the base for the elaboration of pacharan***, an alcoholic drink that gets ready macerating the fruits in ethylic alcohol. To this mixture anisette and sugar is added to increase fragrance and to counteract the roughness of the fruits. In the home-made preparations other vegetable elements can also be added to attain a final personal touch. Taken with moderation, it is invigorating for the stomach, although it is not very suitable to abuse from such an alcoholic preparation ..."
http://www.botanical-online.com/medicinalsprunusspinosaangle...


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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Bedoya: I know it as "blackthorn berry" so it goes along with your finding
4 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Maria ¶:^)
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