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Where does “mexcalli” come from?

mexcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ixca — to bake something; to fire pottery.

mexcalli (Classical Nahuatl): Cooked maguey leaves

Definitions

  1. Cooked maguey leaves

Ancestry of “mexcalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlixcato bake something; to fire pottery

Words derived from “mexcalli”

  • mescalero
  • mezcal
  • mezcal
  • Naashgalí
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