Pulque
/ˈpʊl.keɪ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants. countable, uncountable
"You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents."
- 2 fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents."
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.