mescal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mescal /ˈmɛskal, mɛˈskal/
noun
  • 1 another term for maguey.

    ■ an intoxicating drink distilled from the sap of an agave.

– origin C18: from Sp. mezcal, from Nahuatl mexcalli.
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