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pulque

Spanish, noun/ˈpulke/

pulque is spelled P-U-L-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,380th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pulque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pulque (alcoholic beverage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bebida alcohólica que se fabrica a partir de la fermentación del jugo o aguamiel del agave o maguey…”.

What does pulque mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepulque (alcoholic beverage)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bebida alcohólica que se fabrica a partir de la fermentación del jugo o aguamiel del agave o maguey, especialmente el maguey pulquero (Agave salmiana). Actualmente su producción se realiza principalmente en el estado de Hidalgo, México.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pulque

  • pulques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pulque?

  • /ˈpulke/
  • [ˈpul.ke]
  • [ˈpulke]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pulque

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pulque in Spanish?

pulque appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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