pul·que (p l k  , -k , p l-)n. A thick fermented alcoholic beverage made in Mexico from various species of agave. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl poliuhqui, decomposed, lost.] |
pulque [ˈpʊlkɪ (Spanish) ˈpulke]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a light alcoholic drink from Mexico made from the juice of various agave plants, esp the maguey
[from Mexican Spanish, apparently from Nahuatl, from puliuhqui decomposed, since it will only keep for a day]
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| Noun | 1. | pulque - fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" Agave atrovirens, maguey - Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal |
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