balche
or bal·ché
[ bahl-chey ]
noun
(among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
Origin of balche
1From Latin American Spanish (Mexico, Guatamala); from Yucatec Mayan
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How to use balche in a sentence
It is there he finds balché and wild honey to brew his pitarrilla.
Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan | Santiago Mendez
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