mescal

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
2. (countable, uncountable) The peyote cactus.

Sinonieme

mezcal

peyote

alcohol

Lophophora williamsii

Vertalings

mescal

peiot

peyotl

mezcal

mescal

mescal

peiote

alcohol

maguey

mescal

Etimologie (Engels)

From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).