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Nov 30, 2009
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bal•che



Pronunciation: (bäl-chā'), [key]
n.
(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. Also,bal•ché'.

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