pulque

pul·que

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo l-kee; Spanish pool-ke]
- /ˈpʊl ki; Spanish ˈpul kɛ/
- /ˈpuːlk.eɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo l-kee; Spanish pool-ke]
- /ˈpʊl ki; Spanish ˈpul kɛ/

Definitions of pulque word

noun pulque a fermented milky drink made from the juice of certain species of agave in Mexico. 1
noun pulque a light alcoholic drink from Mexico made from the juice of various agave plants, esp the maguey 0
noun pulque a cloudy or whitish fermented drink, popular in Mexico, made from the juice of certain agaves, esp. the maguey 0

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Origin of pulque

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Pulque

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pulque

pulque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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