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añejo

/aˈɲexo/

adjective/aˈɲexo/

aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum); vintage; more than one year old

Synonyms: cosecha, vendimia

Antonyms: fresco, nuevo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *anniclus, syncopated form of Latin anniculus (“one-year-old”). Cf. also añojo, which derives from a variant form and preserves the meaning more closely.