peyote

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
  2. noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

Etymology

From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

In classic literature

Synonyms

mescal, mezcal, Lophophora williamsii

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