pulque

[ pool-kee; Spanish pool-ke ]

noun
  1. a fermented milky drink made from the juice of certain species of agave in Mexico.

Origin of pulque

1
Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1685–95

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British Dictionary definitions for pulque

pulque

/ (ˈpʊlkɪ, Spanish ˈpulke) /


noun
  1. a light alcoholic drink from Mexico made from the juice of various agave plants, esp the maguey

Origin of pulque

1
C17: from Mexican Spanish, apparently from Nahuatl, from puliuhqui decomposed, since it will only keep for a day

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