Mescalero

[ mes-kuh-lair-oh ]

/ ˌmɛs kəˈlɛər oʊ /

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

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.

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Origin of Mescalero

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 + -ero from Latin -ārius -ary

Words nearby Mescalero

mesaxon, mesc, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, Mescalero, mescaline, mesclun, mesdames, mesdemoiselles, mesectoderm

How to use Mescalero in a sentence

They was going single file, mighty quiet, Mister Mescalero-man in the lead.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
I had a long talk with Adam the night before, about a lost gold mine at Mescalero.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
This seemed a reasonable question, remembering how boldly he had faced them that time at the head of the Mescalero valley.
The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp
Drew hands up his thighs and body and pointed to himself (Mescalero Indian).
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery

Some cavalry came here under an aged officer of high rank, but of inferior intelligence, to capture the Mescalero Indians.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery