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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "cheh" (as in "check")/

Meaning

A traditional fermented Mexican drink made from pineapple peel with piloncillo (raw sugar) and cinnamon. It's refreshing, slightly alcoholic, and sold at markets and street stands as the ancestral Mexican beverage it is.

Examples

At the market they sell ice-cold tepache for 10 pesos a glass.

My grandma makes the best tepache with her mom's recipe.

Regional synonyms

A person who snitches on others, the classic tattletale in Spain. The one who runs to tell the teacher, the boss, or any authority absolutely everything to score points at everyone else's expense.