mescal

英 ['meskæl; me'skæl] 美
  • n. 龙舌兰;麦斯卡尔酒;威廉斯仙人球

中文词源


mescal 仙人球,龙舌兰,龙舌兰酒

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。

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).

双语例句


1. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal.
墨西哥的一种植物,通常被用来制作龙舌兰酒——墨西哥的一种无色的麦斯卡尔酒.

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