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Meanings of mezcal in inglés

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mezcal

A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons.

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Usage of mezcal in inglés
1
He had followed a liter of mezcal with five bottles of Corona.
Gods go begging
2
They're Mezcallero 'Paches, and the'r food, th' mezcal, grows thick round ther'.
Captured by the Navajos
3
Yes; they spend a part of every year here-abouts, gatherin' mezcal.
Captured by the Navajos
4
There were briars, mezcal plants, and cacti-all luxuriant, hirsute, and thorny.
The Scalp Hunters
5
While speaking the colonel has poured out a glass of the distilled mezcal juice.
The Lone Ranche
6
John Ruth pours shots of mezcal into clay shooters for Oswaldo, himself, and Domergue.
The hateful eight
7
It is the agave, the far-famed mezcal-plant of Mexico.
The Scalp Hunters
8
One of the men was more coherent-Pedro ,whoused to sell mezcal to the troop.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
9
I arrived around 3pmand she met me at the gate with a glass of mezcal.
The Guardian
10
Then there is the individual touch of each maestro de mezcal -the master distiller.
The Guardian
11
Most tequila and mezcal is bottled without aging.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
12
It was a weird, fucked-up brand of mezcal.
The Guardian
13
Periodical shortages, related to the plant's long growing cycle, have always posed problems for mezcal and tequila.
The Guardian
14
But among fans of fine spirits, mezcal is winning the battle for hearts, minds, livers and wallets.
The Guardian
15
That evening, there was much merrymaking at the dance, and a great quantity of mezcal was drunk.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
16
Jesse shook his unresponsive head, stirring up the mezcal and nightmares of last night and this morning.
Gods go begging
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Translations for mezcal
portugués
peiotemescal
catalán
peiotmescal
Mezcal through the time