- mescal maguey
- noun
1. : mescal 2b2. : a fiber obtained from a Mexican plant (Agave pseudotequilana)
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mescal maguey
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mescal — Maguey Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maguey — Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the {Agave… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mescal — (n.) plant of the genus Agave, found in deserts of Mexico and southwestern U.S., especially the American aloe, or maguey plant, 1702, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztec) mexcalli fermented drink made from agave, from metl agave + ixcalli… … Etymology dictionary
Mescal — Mezcal Une bouteille de Mezcal avec un ver dans le fond. Le mezcal (ou mescal, du nahuatl metl ixcalli, qui signifie « maguey cuit ») est une boisson alcoolisée élaborée à partir de l agave (à ne pas confondre avec la mescaline,… … Wikipédia en Français
mescal — noun Etymology: American Spanish mezcal, mescal, from Nahuatl mexcalli liquor made from the maguey plant Date: 1887 1. peyote 2 2. a. a usually colorless Mexican liquor distilled especially from the central leaves of maguey plants b. a plant from … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mescal — Eine Flasche Mezcal mit Raupe (am Grund). Der Mezcal, Mescal oder Meskal (von Nahuatl mexcalli, „Schnaps“[1]) ist eine mexikanische Spirituose mit typischerweise 40% Vol.; sie wird aus dem Fleisch verschiedener Agavenarten ( … Deutsch Wikipedia
mescal — mes·cal me skal, mə n 1) peyote (2) 2 a) a usu. colorless Mexican liquor distilled esp. from the central leaves of any of various fleshy leaved agaves b) a plant from which mescal is produced * * * mes·cal (mes kahlґ) [Nahuatl metl ixcalli… … Medical dictionary
mescal — Agave A*ga ve, n. [L. Agave, prop. name, fr. Gr. ?, fem. of ? illustrious, noble.] (bot.) A genus of plants (order {Amaryllidace[ae]}) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant ({Agave Americana}), wrongly called Aloe. It is from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mescal — /me skal /, n. 1. an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave. 2. any agave yielding this spirit. 3. Also called peyote. either of two species of spineless, dome shaped cactus, Lophophora williamsii or… … Universalium
mescal — /mɛsˈkæl / (say mes kal) noun 1. either of two species of cactus, Lophophora williamsii or L. lewinii, of the southern US and northern Mexico, whose button like tops (mescal buttons) are dried and used as a stimulant, especially by the indigenous …
