"pulque" meaning in English

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Noun

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)

Inflected forms

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