Etymology

mescal

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Today it means: A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish mezcal
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mescal · noun1

  1. Mexican Spanish · borrowed frommezcal
  2. English todaymescal

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

Mescal · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Meiscill“descendant of Meisceall”
  2. English todayMescal

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meiscill (“descendant of Meisceall”), a personal name perhaps related to meisce (“drunkeness, intoxication”).

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