mezcal
English edit
Noun edit
mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)
- Alternative form of mescal
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mezcal m (plural mescals)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meθˈkal/ [meθˈkal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkal/ [mesˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mez‧cal
Noun edit
mezcal m (plural mezcales)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “mezcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014