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mes·cal  (ms-kl) also mez·cal (mz-kl)

n.

1. See peyote.

2.

a. A Mexican liquor distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.

b. A food prepared by cooking the fleshy leaf base and trunk of certain agaves.

3. See maguey.

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[American Spanish, from Nahuatl mexcalli, mescal liquor : metl, maguey plant + perhaps ixca, xca, to bake.]

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mescal [mɛˈskæl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called peyote 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

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a colourless alcoholic spirit distilled from the fermented juice of certain agave plants

[from American Spanish, from Nahuatl mexcalli the liquor, from metl maguey + ixcalli stew]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mescal - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons Lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Lophophora, Lophophora - two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
	2.	mescal - a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented Agave atrovirens, maguey - Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Translations

mescal [ˈmeskæl] N → mezcal m