Masculine
mescal
Meaning
- (masculine) peyote; mescal (small, spineless cactus of Mexico and the southern United States)
- (masculine) mescal (Mexican alcoholic drink made from agave)
Synonyms
peyotl
peiot
mezcalPronounced as (IPA)
/mesˈkaw/
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).
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