Etymology dictionary. 2014.
mescal — [ mɛskal ] n. m. VAR. mezcal • 1873; de l aztèque mexcalli « agave » ♦ Alcool mexicain tiré de l agave. ⇒ pulque, tequila. ● mescal ou mezcal nom masculin (mexicain mescalli, peyotl) Boisson en usage au Mexique, et que l on obtient par la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mescal — MESCÁL s.n. Băutură alcoolică originară din Mexic, preparată dintr un suc de cactus. [Scris şi mezcal. / < sp. mezcal]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 06.06.2005. Sursa: DN MESCÁL s. n. băutură alcoolică, din Mexic, preparată dintr un suc de cactus … Dicționar Român
mescal — ☆ mescal [mes kal′ ] n. [Sp mezcal < Nahuatl mexcalli] 1. a colorless alcoholic liquor of Mexico made from pulque or other fermented agave juice: it is lower in quality and rougher in taste than tequila 2. any plant from which this liquor is… … English World dictionary
Mescal — Mes*cal , n. [Sp.] A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See {Agave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mescal — Mescal, s. Meskal … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mescal — Mescal, s. Agave und Ariocarpus … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mescal — Eine Flasche Mezcal mit Raupe (am Grund). Der Mezcal, Mescal oder Meskal (von Nahuatl mexcalli, „Schnaps“[1]) ist eine mexikanische Spirituose mit typischerweise 40% Vol.; sie wird aus dem Fleisch verschiedener Agavenarten ( … Deutsch Wikipedia
mescal — noun Etymology: American Spanish mezcal, mescal, from Nahuatl mexcalli liquor made from the maguey plant Date: 1887 1. peyote 2 2. a. a usually colorless Mexican liquor distilled especially from the central leaves of maguey plants b. a plant from … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mescal — Mezcal Une bouteille de Mezcal avec un ver dans le fond. Le mezcal (ou mescal, du nahuatl metl ixcalli, qui signifie « maguey cuit ») est une boisson alcoolisée élaborée à partir de l agave (à ne pas confondre avec la mescaline,… … Wikipédia en Français
mescal — Maguey Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
