peyote
English
peyote
Etymology
From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɪˈjoʊti/
Noun
peyote (countable and uncountable, plural peyotes)
- A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- A mescal button produced by the plant.
Synonyms
- (Lophophora williamsii): mescal
Derived terms
Translations
cactus
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Further reading
peyote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lophophora williamsii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lophophora williamsii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish
peyote
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʝote/ [peˈʝo.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃote/ [peˈʃo.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒote/ [peˈʒo.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: pe‧yo‧te
Further reading
- “peyote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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