mescal的词源

英文词源

mescal (n.): "plant of the genus Agave," found in deserts of Mexico and southwestern U.S., especially the American aloe, or maguey plant, 1702, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) mexcalli "fermented drink made from agave," from metl "agave" + ixcalli "stew." Meaning "intoxicating liquor from fermented juice of the agave" is attested in English from 1828. Also the name of a small desert cactus (peyote) found in northern Mexico and southern Texas (1885).

一种生长于南美的沙漠植物。来自西班牙语mescal,来自南美土著语mexcalli,仙人球，龙舌兰。后用于指这种植物汁液发酵制成的酒。

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