mezcal

English

Noun

mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)

  1. Alternative form of mescal

French

Etymology

From Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mezcal m (plural mescals)

  1. mescal

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (cooked maguey; mezcal), from metl (maguey) + a derivation of ixca (to cook, bake, roast).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /meθˈkal/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /mesˈkal/

Noun

mezcal m (plural mezcales)

  1. mezcal
  2. The variety of the agave plant from with mezcal is distilled.

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