pulque

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English

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A large glass with a milky white fluid in it
A liter of pulque

Etymology

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From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊl.keɪ/, /ˈpʊl.ki/

Noun

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pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)

  1. A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 6, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 4:
      You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents.

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pulque m (plural pulques)

  1. pulque

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. The Classical Nahuatl term for pulque was octli, or specifically iztac octli (white pulque). Pulque may be a Spanish derivation of Classical Nahuatl poliuhqui octli (literally spoiled pulque, spoiled wine), from poliuhqui (something lost).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpulke/ [ˈpul.ke]
  • Rhymes: -ulke
  • Syllabification: pul‧que

Noun

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pulque m (plural pulques)

  1. pulque (alcoholic beverage)
    Synonym: (Mexico) neutle

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Descendants

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  • English: pulque

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