tepache

noun

te·​pa·​che

tə̇ˈpächē

plural -s

: any of several Mexican drinks

specifically : an intoxicating beverage made from pulque and coarse sugar with timbe used to retard fermentation

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl tepiatl, from tepitl a kind of corn + atl water

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