mezcal
English
editNoun
editmezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)
- Alternative form of mescal
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmezcal m (plural mescals)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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, Philippines) /mesˈkal/ [mesˈkal]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mez‧cal
Noun
editmezcal m (plural mezcales)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “mezcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- en:Distilled beverages
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