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mescal

mes·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [me-skal]
    • /mɛˈskæl/
    • /ˈme.skl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-skal]
    • /mɛˈskæl/

Definitions of mescal word

  • noun mescal an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave. 1
  • noun mescal any agave yielding this spirit. 1
  • noun mescal Also called peyote. either of two species of spineless, dome-shaped cactus, Lophophora williamsii or L. diffusa, of Texas and northern Mexico, yielding the hallucinogen peyote. 1
  • noun mescal An intoxicating liquor distilled from the sap of an agave. 1
  • noun mescal a spineless globe-shaped cactus, Lophophora williamsii, of Mexico and the southwestern US. Its button-like tubercles (mescal buttons) contain mescaline and are chewed by certain Indian tribes for their hallucinogenic effects 0
  • noun mescal a colourless alcoholic spirit distilled from the fermented juice of certain agave plants 0
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Origin of mescal

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish mescal, mezcal, mexcal < Nahuatl mexcalli intoxicant distilled from agave (perhaps equivalent to me(tl) maguey + (i)xcalli something cooked)

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mescal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • peyote

    hallucinogen

  • mescal button

    one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.

  • mescaline

    a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.

  • mescal bean

    an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet-blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds.
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