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mescal

Pronunciation: /mɛˈskæl/

The English word “mescal” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
  2. The peyote cactus.

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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