Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mescal

/mɛˈskæl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: mescal
IPA: /mɛˈskæl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The peyote cactus.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal."

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: mezcal, -, Ó Meiscill

Usage

Inflected Forms

mescals (plural) mezcal (alternative) mexcal (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

mescaline mescalism

Phrases

mescal bean

Synonyms

mezcal peyote lophophora williamsii

Questions

How do you pronounce mescal?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛˈskæl/.
What does mescal mean?: A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
Where does mescal come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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