pulque
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish pulque, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Nahuatl (see the Spanish section, below).
Pronunciation
Noun
pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)
- A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
Translations
Mexican alcoholic drink
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See also
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. The (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl term for pulque was octli, or specifically iztac octli (“white pulque”). Pulque may be a Spanish derivation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl poliuhqui octli (“spoiled pulque, spoiled wine”), from poliuhqui (“something lost”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pulque m (plural pulques)
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: pulque
Further reading
- “pulque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- es:Alcoholic beverages