different between pulque vs aguardiente

English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?l.ke?/, /?p?l.ki/

Noun

pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)

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

Translations

See also

• mezcal
• tequila

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. The Classical Nahuatl term for pulque was octli, or specifically iztac octli (“white pulque”). Pulque may be a Spanish derivation of Classical Nahuatl poliuhqui octli (literally “spoiled pulque, spoiled wine”), from poliuhqui (“something lost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pulke/, [?pul.ke]

Noun

pulque m (plural pulques)

1. pulque

   Synonym: (Mexico) neutle

Derived terms

• pulquero
• pulquería

Descendants

• ? English: pulque

Further reading

• “pulque” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente

Noun

aguardiente (countable and uncountable, plural aguardientes)

1. A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
2. A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.

References

• aguardiente in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Noun

aguardiente f (plural aguardientes)

1. aguardiente

Spanish

Etymology

agua +? ardiente

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?wa??djente/, [a.??wa??ð?j?n?.t?e]

Noun

aguardiente m (plural aguardientes)

1. (hard) liquor, booze
2. brandy

Derived terms

• aguardentoso

Descendants

• ? Tagalog: agwardiyente

Further reading

• “aguardiente” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.