Mescalero

[ mes-kuh-lair-oh ]

noun

, plural Mes·ca·le·ros, (especially collectively) Mes·ca·le·ro.

1. a member of an Apache tribe that originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern United States east of the Rio Grande, intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and that is presently located in New Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mescalero¹

First recorded in 1830–35; from American Spanish Mescalero (adjective and noun) “(person, people) of the mescal” (several species of agave being a staple food for these people), equivalent to Spanish mescal mescal ( def ) + -ero from Latin -ārius -ary ( def )

Example Sentences

They was going single file, mighty quiet, Mister Mescalero-man in the lead.

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I had a long talk with Adam the night before, about a lost gold mine at Mescalero.

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This seemed a reasonable question, remembering how boldly he had faced them that time at the head of the Mescalero valley.

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Drew hands up his thighs and body and pointed to himself (Mescalero Indian).

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Some cavalry came here under an aged officer of high rank, but of inferior intelligence, to capture the Mescalero Indians.

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