"pulque" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpʊl.keɪ/, /ˈpʊl.ki/ Forms: pulques [plural]
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|pulque}} Mexican Spanish pulque, {{der|en|nah|-}} Nahuatl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)
  1. A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: mezcal, tequila Translations (Mexican alcoholic drink): iztāc octli (Classical Nahuatl), metoctli (Classical Nahuatl), octli (Classical Nahuatl), pulko (Esperanto), pulque [masculine] (French), Pulque [masculine] (German), t'api (Matlatzinca), polqui (Nahuatl), pulque [masculine] (Portuguese), pulque (Spanish)

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pulque.wav Forms: pulques [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pulque m (plural pulques)
  1. pulque Tags: masculine

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpulke/, [ˈpul.ke] Forms: pulques [plural]
Rhymes: -ulke Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{unc|es}} Uncertain, {{der|es|nci|poliuhqui octli|lit=spoiled pulque, spoiled wine}} Classical Nahuatl poliuhqui octli (literally “spoiled pulque, spoiled wine”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pulque m (plural pulques)
  1. pulque (alcoholic beverage) Tags: masculine Synonyms: neutle Derived forms: pulquería, pulquero

Inflected forms

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