mezcal
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
mezcal (countable and uncountable, plural mezcals)
- Alternative form of mescal
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mezcal m (plural mescals)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (from metl (“maguey”) + ixca (“cook”) + -lli).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meθˈkal/ [meθˈkal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkal/ [mesˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mez‧cal
Noun[edit]
mezcal m (plural mezcales)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mezcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Distilled beverages
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Nahuan languages
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- Spanish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables
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- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
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- es:Distilled beverages