balcheʼ

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cf. Lacandon baꞌcheꞌ.

Noun

balcheʼ

  1. A kind of tree (Lonchocarpus violaceus), the bark of which is used to make an alcoholic beverage.

Descendants
  • → Spanish: balché

References
  • Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 34: “BALCHEʼ”
  • Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 18: “BALCHÉ: árbol con cuya cortez seca hacen fermentar los indios el agua de miel, reslutando el licor, llamado pitarrilla, con el cual se embriagan.”
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