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[ pey-oh-tee; Spanish pe-yaw-te ] / peɪˈoʊ ti; Spanish pɛˈyɔ tɛ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peyote ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural pe·yo·tes [pey-oh-teez; Spanish pe-yaw-tes]. /peɪˈoʊ tiz; Spanish pɛˈyɔ tɛs/. mescal (def. 3). mescal button. mescaline. (in Mexico) any of several cacti related to or resembling mescal. Origin of peyote1840–50, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl peyotl Words nearby peyotepewter, pewterer, pexis, -pexy, Peyer's patches, peyote, Peyronie's disease, Peyton, pF, pfa, Pfalz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peyoteFor these individuals, the use of peyote was an essential element of the religious rituals of their Native American Church. Waiting for the Supreme Court on the Hobby Lobby Decision|Geoffrey R. Stone|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shamans consume consciousness-altering chemicals such as peyote. Inside the Prison Journal of West Memphis Three’s Damien Echols|Damien Echols|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the United States they are called mescal buttons, and in Mexico peyote. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz Peyote, the dried fruit of a small cactus, the use of which was only known in the old days to a few of the Medicine Men. The Trail Book|Mary Austin
He says he leads you into safety; I say he leads you into the worst danger any living man can imagine—even in peyote dreams! The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton Their most sacred objects of religious veneration are the 'dalbehya, the Tame, the Gadmbitsohi, and the sei or peyote. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney
British Dictionary definitions for peyote
nounanother name for mescal (def. 1) Word Origin for peyoteMexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peyotehallucinogen, candy, dot, cubes, blotter, mushrooms, microdots, green dragon, magic mushrooms |