tepache

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noun

A fermented beverage, sometimes alcoholic, made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, which is sweetened with either piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold.

OriginSpanish tepache ← Nahuatl tépiatl →
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Meanings

nountepache (countable and uncountable, plural tepaches)

plural tepaches

  1. countableuncountableA fermented beverage, sometimes alcoholic, made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, which is sweetened with either piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold.

Origin

  1. Nahuatltepachoa
  2. Nahuatltépiatl
  3. Spanishtepache
  4. Englishtepache

Borrowed from Spanish tepache, from Nahuatl tépiatl or Nahuatl tepachoa.

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Translations

Spanish tepache
  • tepachealcoholic beverage
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APA

tepache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepache

MLA

“tepache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepache. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tepache,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepache.

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