TEQUILA


Meaning of TEQUILA in English

tə̇ˈkēlə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish, from Tequila, district of Jalisco state, west central Mexico

1. : a Mexican century plant ( Agave tequilana ) much cultivated as one of the chief sources of mescal

2. also te·quil·la “

a. : a Mexican liquor made by redistilling mescal — compare sotol

b. : mescal

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