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pulque

[ pool-kee; Spanish pool-ke ]

noun

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


pulque

/ ˈpʊlkɪ; ˈpulke /

noun

  1. a light alcoholic drink from Mexico made from the juice of various agave plants, esp the maguey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulque1

Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1685–95
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulque1

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

Shortly afterwards they also took their leave after refusing Maraquando's hospitable offer of pulque.

Throughout the fiesta, workers dipped into the pulque casks.

He had been tried, and the native pulque pleased his palate.

A brandy distilled from pulque is called "aquardiente," or "mexical."

Afterwards it receives the addition of a little old pulque, and is allowed to ferment for two or three days in earthen jars.

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