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Meaning of MESCAL

Pronunciation:  me'skal

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
  2. [n]  a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
 
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 Synonyms: Lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote
 
 See Also: Agave atrovirens, booze, cactus, genus Lophophora, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, Lophophora, maguey, mescal button, sacred mushroom, spirits, strong drink

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mes*cal"\, n. [Sp.]
A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of
agave. See {Agave}.
 
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