balche

or bal·ché

[ bahl-chey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 balche¹

From Latin American Spanish (Mexico, Guatamala); from Yucatec Mayan

It may refer to balche (or baleze), the ceremonial drink, the symbol indicating the phonetic element b.

Florence was idly in the thoughts, however, of Mrs. Balche, the next-door neighbour to the south.

Mrs. Balche was reminded of her own cat, and went to give it a little cream.

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