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noun so·tol \ ˈsō-ˌtōl \

Definition of sotol

1 :any of several plants (genus Dasylirion) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that are related to the agave and are often grown for ornament or to produce an alcoholic beverage

2 :an alcoholic beverage especially of northern Mexico that is made from the distilled fermented sap of a sotol (such as Dasylirion wheeleri)

Recent Examples of sotol from the Web

The bar offers more than 80 premium tequilas and other Mexican spirits like mezcal, bacanora and sotol.

— carolina gusman, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "The Scoop: 7 bites of restaurant news in April," 27 Apr. 2017
The bar offers more than 80 premium tequilas and other Mexican spirits like mezcal, bacanora and sotol.

— carolina gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Libations coloring book, Loading Dock opens," 26 Apr. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of sotol

American Spanish, from Nahuatl zōtōlin palm tree

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