peyote
pronunciation
How to pronounce peyote in British English:
UK [peɪˈəʊti]
How to pronounce peyote in American English:
US [peɪˈoʊti]
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- Noun:
- a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
- the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
Word Origin
- peyote (n.)
- "mescal cactus," 1849, from Mexican Spanish peyote, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) peyotl, said to mean "caterpillar;" the cactus so called from the downy button on top.
Example
- 1. Ls it true drugs were found ? They 're talking about peyote .
- 2. But the americans tell us : " you can 't go looking for the peyote if you are ready , the peyote will find you . "
- 3. Like if you notice a coworker showing up to work high on mescaline , it 's because he 's an out-of-control peyote hound .