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Mescalero

noun Mes·ca·le·ro \ ˌmes-kə-ˈler-(ˌ)ō \

Definition of Mescalero

plural Mescalero or Mescaleros
: a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico

Origin and Etymology of mescalero

American Spanish, from mezcal, mescal maguey, mescal liquor

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