balche: Meaning and Definition of

bal•che

Pronunciation: (bäl-chā'), [key]
— n.
  1. (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
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