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The word '''mezcal''' ("agave-based licor" first attested) comes from Nahuatl <''mexcalli''> /''meʃkal-li''/ "roasted agave", which is coined as a compound of ''me-'' "agave" + ''iʃka'' "roast" + -''l'' "passive" + -''li'' "absolutive suffix". | The word '''mezcal''' ("agave-based licor" first attested in 1709 [[Haugen, Jason D. 2009. Borrowed borrowings: Nahuatl loan words in English. Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, (3).|Haugen (2009)]]) comes from Nahuatl <''mexcalli''> /''meʃkal-li''/ "roasted agave", which is coined as a compound of ''me-'' "agave" + ''iʃka'' "roast" + -''l'' "passive" + -''li'' "absolutive suffix". | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 9 June 2025
The word mezcal ("agave-based licor" first attested in 1709 Haugen (2009)) comes from Nahuatl <mexcalli> /meʃkal-li/ "roasted agave", which is coined as a compound of me- "agave" + iʃka "roast" + -l "passive" + -li "absolutive suffix".