mezcal

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)

1. Alternative form of mescal

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EtymologyEdit

From Spanish

NounEdit

mezcal m (plural mescals)

1. mescal

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mes.ˈkal/

NounEdit

mezcal m (plural mezcales)

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