English

Noun

porron ‎(plural porrons)

A porron in use

1. 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
   • 1938, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia:

     "I went on strike and demanded a drinking-cup as soon as I saw a porron in use."^[2]

   • 2013, Kate Parham (Washington Post), "From Spain, a party in a porron":

     "Turns out the group was enjoying a porron, a communal drinking vessel native to Spain."^[3]

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References

1. ↑ “porró”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, accessed 2015-10-25
2. ↑ George Orwell (accessed 2015-10-25), “Homage to Catalonia”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
3. ↑ Kate Parham (2013-05-07), “From Spain, a party in a porron”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Washington Post, retrieved 2015-10-25