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mescal — [ mɛskal ] n. m. VAR. mezcal • 1873; de l aztèque mexcalli « agave » ♦ Alcool mexicain tiré de l agave. ⇒ pulque, tequila. ● mescal ou mezcal nom masculin (mexicain mescalli, peyotl) Boisson en usage au Mexique, et que l on obtient par la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mescal — ☆ mescal [mes kal′ ] n. [Sp mezcal < Nahuatl mexcalli] 1. a colorless alcoholic liquor of Mexico made from pulque or other fermented agave juice: it is lower in quality and rougher in taste than tequila 2. any plant from which this liquor is… … English World dictionary
Mescal — Mes*cal , n. [Sp.] A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See {Agave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mescal — Mescal, s. Meskal … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mescal — Mescal, s. Agave und Ariocarpus … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
mescal — (n.) plant of the genus Agave, found in deserts of Mexico and southwestern U.S., especially the American aloe, or maguey plant, 1702, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztec) mexcalli fermented drink made from agave, from metl agave + ixcalli… … Etymology dictionary
Mescal — Eine Flasche Mezcal mit Raupe (am Grund). Der Mezcal, Mescal oder Meskal (von Nahuatl mexcalli, „Schnaps“[1]) ist eine mexikanische Spirituose mit typischerweise 40% Vol.; sie wird aus dem Fleisch verschiedener Agavenarten ( … Deutsch Wikipedia
mescal — noun Etymology: American Spanish mezcal, mescal, from Nahuatl mexcalli liquor made from the maguey plant Date: 1887 1. peyote 2 2. a. a usually colorless Mexican liquor distilled especially from the central leaves of maguey plants b. a plant from … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mescal — Mezcal Une bouteille de Mezcal avec un ver dans le fond. Le mezcal (ou mescal, du nahuatl metl ixcalli, qui signifie « maguey cuit ») est une boisson alcoolisée élaborée à partir de l agave (à ne pas confondre avec la mescaline,… … Wikipédia en Français
mescal — Maguey Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
