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( mexcal or mezcal [meskál] < Nahuatl metl 'maguey' and (i) xcalli 'stew' < ixcalhuia 'to cook or boil something.' The original meaning of this term refers to an intoxicating drink obtained from the maguey or agave plant)1) New Mexico: 1831. Another name for the agave plant. Also refers to the root or the young bud stalk of the plant used for food.Alternate forms: mascal, mescale, mezcal, muscal, muscale.2) California: 1833. An intoxicating drink prepared with the fermented juice or pulp of the agave plant. By extension, any intoxicating drink.Also called mescal liquor.4) According to Blevins, this term also applies to a food prepared from mescal1. The DRAE references mezcal as a variety of agave or a liquor obtained by fermenting and distilling the heads of the plant. Santamaría defines mexcal (or mezcal) as an alcoholic drink extracted by distilling the fleshy leaf or the head of some species of maguey. He notes that the species used for making the drink are Agave mexicana, A. wixlinzeni, A. desipiens. The drink is popular in central and northern Mexico as well as in New Mexico and Texas. -
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2) DARE: 1888. The dried tip of the peyote plant, according to DARE. Compare mescal button.3) According to Watts, "the bean of the Sophora secundiflora, an evergreen bush with violet flowers." -
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Southwest: 1887. The dried top of the peyote cactus. It induces hallucinations when ingested. By extension, this name is also applied to the peyote cactus itself. See peyote. Also known as mescal head. -
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8 mescal rattle
According to Blevins, a rattle made from a gourd used in a mescal ceremony. -
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The young flowering stalk of the agave plant, as referenced by Blevins. -
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A thread from the agave plant. -
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m.1 a species of maguey, or American agave. (Mexico)2 an intoxicating liquor prepared from this plant.3 mescal.* * *SM Méx mescal* * *masculino mescal* * *masculino mescal* * *mezcal (↑ mezcal a1)1 (planta) mescal2 (bebida) mescalAn alcoholic drink similar to tequila (↑ tequila a1) obtained in Mexico by distilling the juice or aguamiel extracted from roasted tips of the maguey plant. Bottles of mezcal are usually sold containing a gusano, the larva of an insect that lives on the maguey. This is said to enhance the flavor.* * *
mezcal sustantivo masculino
mescal
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(Sp. model spelled same [mayéi], of Taino origin)1) DARE: 1830. Another name for the agave plant. Both Blevins and Hendrick-son reference agave, Hendrickson noting that the term derives from the name of "the daughter of the legendary Cadmus who introduced the Greek alphabet." While many species make up the Agave genus, the most remarkable one is the so-called century plant (A. americana). According to legend, the plant earned its name because it only blooms once every one hundred years. However, it actually blooms any time after fifteen years, usually in twenty to thirty years. Both Blevins and Hendrickson state that the plant dies after blooming, but no Spanish source reaffirms this. According to the DRAE and Blevins, it is originally from Mexico (although introduced into Europe in the sixteenth century and naturalized on the Mediterranean coast). The agave, maguey, or century plant is a light green succulent with fleshy leaves and yellowish blooms. The leaves are similar in arrangement to a triangular pyramid or a rosette; the edges as well as the tips of the leaves are covered with sharp spines, and the plant may grow up to some twenty to twenty-three feet in height. This particular plant and related species are used as hedges or fences in dry, hot areas and they produce fiber (thread), alcoholic beverages (mescal, tequila and pulque), soaps, and foodstuffs. In Mexico, the term maguey is used much more frequently to refer to these same plants. The DARE notes that this name is limited to the Southwest and the Gulf states.Also known as amole, century plant, lechuguilla, mescal.2) New Mexico: 1899. A rope, such as a lasso, made from the fibers of a maguey plant. Santamaría and the DRAE concur with the first definition, but no Spanish source glosses the term as a kind of rope.Alternate forms: maguay, McGay (the latter is a folk etymology). -
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m.pulque. ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *SM Méx pulquePULQUE Pulque is a traditional alcoholic drink from Mexico. Thick, slightly sweet and milky, it is brewed from the juice of the agave plant, or maguey, and is roughly equivalent in strength to beer. It was the sacred drink of the Aztecs, who used it in offerings to the gods and also for medicinal purposes. In modern-day Mexico it is often given to children since it is rich in vitamins, and in the cities it is sold in special bars called pulquerías.* * *•• Cultural note:A thick, white, Mexican alcoholic drink made from fermented maguey juice; the sacred drink of the Aztecs. It is drunk without being aged, sometimes with added fruit or vegetable juice. Pulquerías are bars where it is drunk* * *•• Cultural note:A thick, white, Mexican alcoholic drink made from fermented maguey juice; the sacred drink of the Aztecs. It is drunk without being aged, sometimes with added fruit or vegetable juice. Pulquerías are bars where it is drunk* * *pulque (↑ pulque a1)pulque ( fermented drink made from maguey sap)Compuesto:A thick, white, Mexican alcoholic drink made from fermented maguey juice; the sacred drink of the Aztecs. It is drunk without being aged, sometimes with added fruit or vegetable juice. Pulquerías are bars where it is drunk.* * *
pulque sustantivo masculino
pulque ( drink made from fermented cactus sap)
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* * *pulque nmCAm, Méx pulque, = fermented agave cactus juicePULQUEThe juice of the agave cactus was used for making drinks for centuries before the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico. The liquid (known as “aguamiel” when first extracted) was fermented to make the viscous, milky drink known as pulque. In pre-Columbian culture it was a social, religious and economic institution at the centre of many myths and cults. It was drunk by priests to induce fervour before rituals, or given to the victims of human sacrifice, or to warriors before battle. Still considered an aphrodisiac, it is less popular today. Most of the old “pulquerías” (or pulque bars) have disappeared, and attempts to bottle pulque have not proved popular. However, tequila and mescal, which are distilled from the sap of agave cacti, are becoming increasingly popular internationally.* * *m Méxpulque (alcoholic drink made from cactus) -
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(Sp. model spelled same [frixolíjo] < frijol [see above] plus diminutive suffix - illo; 'little bean')1) Texas: 1886. According to the DARE, "an evergreen shrub or tree ( Sophora secundiflora)."Alternate forms: frigolito, frijolilla, frijolito, frijollito.Also called big-drunk bean, coral bean, mescal bean, mountain laurel, whiskey bean.2) DARE: 1947. A locoweed (including Oxytropis lambertii). See locoweed. Santamaría references many plants by this name, including various leguminous plants native to Mexico. One of these is the S. secundiflora, a northern variety of colorín known as the frijolito in Texas. The seeds of this plant contain a pungent, highly poisonous alkaloid that Indians ingest in small doses to induce intoxication, delirium, and finally, a deep sleep that lasts for several days. It is probably because of its narcotic properties that the plant is known in the Southwest as the whiskey bean or big-drunk bean. Cobos references frijolillo simply as another name for locoweed. -
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