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peyote

/peɪˈjoʊti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
pey-ote
IPA
/peɪˈjoʊti/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mescal button produced by the plant.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

peyotes (plural)

Derived Forms

peyotism peyotist

Phrases

peyote gravy

Synonyms

mescal mescaline mezcal lophophora williamsii

Rhymes With

snotty vigliotti

Questions

How do you pronounce peyote?
The recorded pronunciation is /peɪˈjoʊti/.
What does peyote mean?
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
Where does peyote come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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