mescal

mes·cal

noun \me-ˈskal, mə-\

Definition of MESCAL

1

: peyote 2

2

a : a usually colorless Mexican liquor distilled especially from the central leaves of maguey plants b : a plant from which mescal is produced; especially : maguey

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Origin of MESCAL

American Spanish mezcal, mescal, from Nahuatl mexcalli liquor made from the maguey plant

First Known Use: 1887

Rhymes with MESCAL

banal, cabal, canal, Chagall, chorale, copal, corral, decal, fal-lal, grand mal, joual, La Salle, locale, morale, nopal, pall-mall, pascal, Pascal, percale, quetzal, salal, serval, vinal