Etymology

peyote

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Spanish peyote ← Classical Nahuatl peyotl
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived frompeyotl
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompeyote
  3. English todaypeyote

From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

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