peyote

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/peɪˈəʊtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pā ō′tē; Sp. pe yô′te)

Inflections of 'peyote' (n): npl: peyotes

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•yo•te  (pā ō′tē; Sp. pe yô′te),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tes (-tēz; Sp. -tes).USA pronunciation 
  1. Drugsmescal (def. 3).
  2. DrugsSee mescal button. 
  3. Drugsmescaline.
  4. Plant Biology(in Mexico) any of several cacti related to or resembling mescal.
  • Nahuatl peyotl
  • Mexican Spanish
  • 1840–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peyote / peɪˈəʊtɪ pɪ-/
  1. another name for mescal1
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl
'peyote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mescal - mescal button - trip

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