mezcal
English
Noun
mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)
- Alternative form of mescal
French
Etymology
From Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛs.kal/
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Noun
mezcal m (plural mescals)
- mescal
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli, from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meθˈkal/ [meθˈkal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkal/ [mesˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mez‧cal
Noun
mezcal m (plural mezcales)
- mezcal
- the variety of the agave plant from with mezcal is distilled
Derived terms
- mezcalear
- mezcalero
Descendants
- → English: mescal, mezcal; mexcal
- → French: mezcal
- → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mescöl
Further reading
- “mezcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014