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mescal — ☆ mescal [mes kal′ ] n. [Sp mezcal < Nahuatl mexcalli] 1. a colorless alcoholic liquor of Mexico made from pulque or other fermented agave juice: it is lower in quality and rougher in taste than tequila 2. any plant from which this liquor is… … English World dictionary
Mescal — Mes*cal , n. [Sp.] A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See {Agave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mescal — (n.) plant of the genus Agave, found in deserts of Mexico and southwestern U.S., especially the American aloe, or maguey plant, 1702, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztec) mexcalli fermented drink made from agave, from metl agave + ixcalli… … Etymology dictionary
mescal — noun Etymology: American Spanish mezcal, mescal, from Nahuatl mexcalli liquor made from the maguey plant Date: 1887 1. peyote 2 2. a. a usually colorless Mexican liquor distilled especially from the central leaves of maguey plants b. a plant from … New Collegiate Dictionary
mescal — Maguey Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mescal — mes·cal me skal, mə n 1) peyote (2) 2 a) a usu. colorless Mexican liquor distilled esp. from the central leaves of any of various fleshy leaved agaves b) a plant from which mescal is produced * * * mes·cal (mes kahlґ) [Nahuatl metl ixcalli… … Medical dictionary
mescal — n. 1 a maguey. b liquor obtained from this. 2 a peyote cactus. Phrases and idioms: mescal buttons disc shaped dried tops from the peyote cactus, eaten or chewed as an intoxicant. Etymology: Sp. mezcal f. Nahuatl mexcalli … Useful english dictionary
hard liquor — noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented • Syn: ↑liquor, ↑spirits, ↑booze, ↑hard drink, ↑John Barleycorn, ↑strong drink • Derivationally related forms: ↑boozy ( … Useful english dictionary
Mescalero — noun (plural Mescalero or Mescaleros) Etymology: American Spanish, from mezcal, mescal maguey, mescal liquor Date: 1831 a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico … New Collegiate Dictionary
mescaline and hallucinations — Mescaline is known under many names, including mescal, peyote, peyotl, hikori, hikuli, huatari, seni, and wowoki. The names mescaline and mescal stem from mezcal, which is the Span ishnamefortheplantAgave americana,as well as for the distilled … Dictionary of Hallucinations
tequila — /teuh kee leuh/, n. 1. a strong liquor from Mexico, distilled from fermented mash of an agave. 2. the plant itself, Agave tequilana. [1840 50; after Tequila, a town in Jalisco, Mexico, a center for its production] * * * Distilled liquor, usually… … Universalium
