pulque

From Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl (see the Spanish section, below).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊl.keɪ/, /ˈpʊl.ki/

pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)

1. A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.

• mezcal
• tequila

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 (“spoiled pulque, spoiled wine”), from poliuhqui (“something lost”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulke/

pulque m (plural pulques)

1. pulque

   Synonym: neutle (Mexico)

• pulquero
• pulquería

• English: pulque

• “pulque” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.