mescal
Portuguese, noun/mesˈkaw/
mescal is spelled M-E-S-C-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 162,831st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mescal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “peyote; mescal (small, spineless cactus of Mexico and the southern United States)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does mescal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepeyote; mescal (small, spineless cactus of Mexico and the southern United States)
- 2
masculinemescal (Mexican alcoholic drink made from agave)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mescal
- mescais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mescal?
- Brazil /mesˈkaw/
- Brazil [mesˈkaʊ̯]
- /meʃˈkaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mescal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mescal in Portuguese?
mescal appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).