mescal
A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agaveA Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
» Someone please invent a mescal tequila and habanero cocktail called “Tire Fire”.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
меска́льmeskálʹ
a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
(countable, uncountable)The peyote cactus.
Examples
1 sentencesSomeone please invent a mescal tequila and habanero cocktail called “Tire Fire”.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating driFrom 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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Forms
plural: mescalsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons:mezcalpeyoteLophophora williamsii
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable