Balche
(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.
historical examples
mrs. balche was reminded of her own cat, and went to give it a little cream.
gentle julia booth tarkington
it may refer to balche (or baleze), the ceremonial drink, the symbol indicating the phonetic element b.
day symbols of the maya year cyrus thomas
florence was idly in the thoughts, however, of mrs. balche, the next-door neighbour to the south.
gentle julia booth tarkington
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