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pulque

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpʊl.keɪ/
  • /ˈpʊl.ki/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant

History

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: pulko — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • French: pulque — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • German: Pulque — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Matlatzinca: t'api — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Nahuatl: polqui — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Classical Nahuatl: iztāc octli — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Classical Nahuatl: metoctli — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Classical Nahuatl: octli — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Portuguese: pulque — Mexican alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: pulque — Mexican alcoholic drink