balche

American  

[bahl-chey] / bɑlˈtʃeɪ /

Or balché

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.

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Etymology

Origin of balche

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

Example Sentences

Mayan bee keepers, like bee keepers in many other cultures, created a fermented drink, Balche, made from the honey of the stingless bee and tree bark.

From The Guardian

Travelling back in time is a silly fantasy I conceived of only due to imbibing too much balché yesterday evening.

From Nature

Another said, "I am Apolono Balche: a Paternoster and an Ave Maria for God's sake, brother."

From Project Gutenberg

I will avenge myself by placing before you, if possible, the delicious fish this lake contains; for in its green depths are balche and trout of the most delicate flavor.

From Project Gutenberg

From the most remote antiquity, as we learn from the writings of the chroniclers, in all sacred ceremonies the Mayas used to make copious libations with Balché.

From Project Gutenberg