patxaranEtymologyFrom Basque patxaran (“sloe; sloe liqueur”). See Irish airne (“sloe”) for further connections.nounA reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain.“Patxaran is nothing more than aniseed, liquor, and macerated sloe berries. Some people add coffee beans or cinnamon sticks to their patxaran during maceration, though this considered anathema by patxaran purists and the body that governs its production.”