Masculine

mezcal

Meaning

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

Concepts

Lophophora williamsii

Synonyms

licor de agave

lophophora williamsii

Translations

Hyphenated as
mez‧cal
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meθˈkal/
Etymology

In summary

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

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