MESQUITE


Meaning of MESQUITE in English

mes ‧ quite /meˈskiːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: Nahuatl mizquitl ]

an American tree or bush, or the wood from it that is used to give food a special taste when it is being cooked on a ↑ barbecue

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.