Meaning and Origin
What does the name Tequila mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Tequila
User Submitted Origins
Spanish
73%
Mexican
18%
African
9%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Nepal says the name Tequila means "Distilled spirit made from blue agave plant" and is of Mexican origin.
- According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Tequila is of Mexican origin and means "Made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Guadalajara. This is natively a Native Mexican creation not Spanish".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Tequila is of Spanish origin and means "Liquor".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Te*qui"la
An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.
Other Dictionary Sources
- Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
Wiktionary
Borrowing from Spanish tequila, from Nahuatl Tequillan (a town in Mexico where the drink was originally made).
- An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana
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