pulque

American  

[pool-kee, pool-ke] / ˈpʊl ki, ˈpul kɛ /

noun

1. a fermented milky drink made from the juice of certain species of agave in Mexico.

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pulque British  

/ ˈpʊlkɪ, ˈpulke /

noun

1. a light alcoholic drink from Mexico made from the juice of various agave plants, esp the maguey

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Etymology

Origin of pulque

Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1685–95

Example Sentences

Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila.

From Los Angeles Times

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