aguamiel

noun

agua·​miel

¦ä-gwə-¦myel

plural -s

: the unfermented freshly gathered juice of any of several Mexican plants of the genus Agave that becomes pulque when fermented

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, honey water, from agua water (from Latin aqua) + miel honey, from Latin mel

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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