peyote
noun /peɪˈəʊti/
/peɪˈəʊti/
- (also mescal)[countable, uncountable] a small, blue-green cactus that contains a powerful drug that affects people’s mindsTopics Social issuesc2
- [uncountable] the drug that comes from this plantTopics Social issuesc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl.