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mescal

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/mɛˈskæl/
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/mɛˈskæl/ · /mɛˈskɑl/ · /ˈmɛzkæl/

Definition of mescal

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
    “He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. Argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
    “He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. Argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The peyote cactus.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Irish.
  2. (countable, rare, uncountable)A female given name.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

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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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