sotol
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See also: sòtol
English
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish sotol, from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sotol (countable and uncountable, plural sotols)
- Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.
- A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri.
Anagrams
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sotol m (plural sotoles)
Descendants
- → English: sotol
Further reading
- “sotol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16