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pulque
(pul¦que)
Pronunciation:
/ˈpʊlkeɪ, ˈpʊlki/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a Mexican alcoholic drink made by fermenting sap from the maguey plant.
Origin:
via American Spanish from Nahuatl
puliúhki
'decomposed'
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