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mescal

mes·cal

UK/mɛˈskæl/ US/mɛˈskɑl/ uncommon rare

noun

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a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

Origin

From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).

Phrases

  • mescal bean

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