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mescal.

A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛˈskæl//mɛˈskɑl//ˈmɛzkæl/
  1. A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The peyote cactus.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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