mezcal

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) mezcal
2. (masculine) the variety of the agave plant from which mezcal is distilled

Sinonieme

licor de agave

tequila

lophophora williamsii

Vertalings

mezcal

peiot

mescal

peyote

Lophophora williamsii

peyotl

mezcal

mescal

mescal

peiote

Gekoppel as

mez‧cal

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/meθˈkal/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Classical Nahuatl: mexcalli

In summary

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli).