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Definition of mescal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mescal

noun
 
/ˈmeskæl/,
 
/meˈskæl/
 
/ˈmeskæl/,
 
/meˈskæl/
(also peyote)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a small, blue-green cactus that contains a powerful drug that affects people’s mindsTopics Social issuesc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl mexcalli.
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