mescal
noun/ˈmeskæl/, /meˈskæl/
/ˈmeskæl/, /meˈskæl/
(also peyote)
[countable, uncountable]- a small, blue-green cactus that contains a powerful drug that affects people’s mindsTopics Social issuesc2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl mexcalli.
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