[ 'mɛskal , mɛ'skal ]
■ noun
1》 another term for maguey .
↘an intoxicating drink distilled from the sap of an agave.
2》 another term for peyote .
Origin
C18: from Sp. mezcal , from Nahuatl mexcalli .
[ 'mɛskal , mɛ'skal ]
■ noun
1》 another term for maguey .
↘an intoxicating drink distilled from the sap of an agave.
2》 another term for peyote .
Origin
C18: from Sp. mezcal , from Nahuatl mexcalli .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004