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Webster 1913 Edition


Mezcal

Mez-cal′

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Noun.
Same as
Mescal
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Definition 2024


mezcal

mezcal

English

Noun

mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)

  1. Alternative form of mescal

French

Etymology

From Spanish

Noun

mezcal m (plural mescals)

  1. mescal

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mes.ˈkal/

Noun

mezcal m (plural mezcales)

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