maguey
pronunciation
How to pronounce maguey in British English:
UK ['mægweɪ]
How to pronounce maguey in American English:
US ['mægweɪ]
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- Noun:
- Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
- Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
Word Origin
- maguey (n.)
- "agave," 1550s, from Spanish, from Taino, a native Haitian language.