pulque
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pulque
Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1685–95
Example Sentences
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Mr. Raswant said that pulque is usually mixed just with fruit but he wanted to devise a cocktail that combined the flavors of Mexico.
From New York Times
The Aztecs fermented agave sap into a milky alcoholic beverage called pulque.
From Salon
He and his Mexican girlfriend met us for dinner, and introduced us to what became our favorite drink, pulque, made from the fermented sap of the agave plant.
From Seattle Times
Mezcal is a descendant of the Aztecs’ fermented pulque, made of fermented agave sap, and “tequila,” strictly speaking, is only the most readily available, commodified and in many ways least interesting kind of mezcal.
From Seattle Times
And later: “The taste hangs with you, so all the way back to town I’m keeping in mind that, you know, underneath the pulque I have a nice solid base of ant eggs and worms.”
From Salon
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