mescal

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine) peyote; mescal (small, spineless cactus of Mexico and the southern United States)
2. (masculine) mescal (Mexican alcoholic drink made from agave)

sinonimi

peiote

Traduzioni

peyotl

peyote

mescal

Lophophora williamsii

mezcal

mezcal

mezcal

peyote

mescal

lophophora williamsii

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/mesˈkaw/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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