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tequila definition

☆ te·quila (tə kē′lə)

noun

  1. a strong alcoholic liquor of Mexico, distilled esp. from a mash made from the core of certain agaves
  2. a Mexican agave (Agave tequilana) that is a source of tequila and mescal

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl Tuiquila, region in Mexico (orig. name of a tribe), where orig. produced

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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