Mescalero

noun

Mes·ca·le·ro ˌme-skə-ˈler-(ˌ)ō

plural Mescalero or Mescaleros

: a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico

Etymology

American Spanish, from mezcal, mescal maguey, mescal liquor

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Mescalero was in 1831

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Style

“Mescalero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mescalero. Accessed 26 Jan. 2023.

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