What Pacífico means
Pacífico is a Mexican drink name of Spanish origin meaning "Pacific, peaceful". It comes from Spanish pacífico (peaceful), the Spanish name of the Pacific Ocean. It is pronounced pah-SEE-fee-koh, and it is most associated with Sinaloa.
A brand name from the Cervecería del Pacífico in Mazatlán, founded in 1900 and named for the ocean it is brewed beside. Magellan named that ocean 'peaceful', so the beer is two steps from an adjective.
About this origin. The etymology is uncertain, disputed, or the name is a modern brand rather than an old word. The reading above is the best-supported one; food writing repeats stories that the dictionaries do not confirm.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Agua fresca, horchata, atole, tepache, pulque, mezcal. Most Mexican drink names are the name of the plant or grain they are made from, and the agave spirits are named for the towns and regions that make them.
