Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulque

/ˈpʊl.keɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: pulque
IPA: /ˈpʊl.keɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents."

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

Word Breakdown

Root: pulque, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulques (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mezcal tequila

Questions

How do you pronounce pulque?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʊl.keɪ/.
What does pulque mean?: A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
Where does pulque come from?: From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

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