sotol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.
  2. A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊtəʊl/ /ˈsoʊˌtoʊl/

Word forms

sotol sotols

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish sotol, from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”).

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