balche

or bal·ché

[ bahl-chey ]

noun

1. (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.

Word History and Origins

Origin of balche¹

From Latin American Spanish (Mexico, Guatamala); from Yucatec Mayan

Example Sentences

It may refer to balche (or baleze), the ceremonial drink, the symbol indicating the phonetic element b.

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Florence was idly in the thoughts, however, of Mrs. Balche, the next-door neighbour to the south.

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Mrs. Balche was reminded of her own cat, and went to give it a little cream.

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