ˈsōˌtōl, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzotolli
1. : a plant of the genus Dasylirion (especially D. texanum and D. wheeleri ) of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico
2.
[Mexican Spanish sotol, sotole, from sotole maguey leaf]
: a distilled liquor made in northern Mexico especially from the maguey — compare mescal , tequila