Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Mescal
User Submitted Origins
Irish
80%
French
20%
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖Mes*cal"
A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See Agave.
Etymology: Sp
Other Dictionary Sources
- A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
- A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Wiktionary
From Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).
- A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
- The peyote cactus.
mescal was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese