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/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

A traditional Mexican bar where pulque is sold and consumed, an ancestral alcoholic drink made from maguey cactus. Pulquerías are cultural heritage of Mexico.

Examples

We went to a pulquería in Xochimilco and tried guava-flavored curados.

Pulquerías are trendy again among young people.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Antro

A saying that means troublemakers, corrupt people, and bad actors always seem to survive and never face real consequences. Used with resignation or dark humor across Central America and Mexico when someone shady keeps landing on their feet no matter what they do.