peyote

[ pey-oh-tee; Spanish pe-yaw-te ]

/ peɪˈoʊ ti; Spanish pɛˈyɔ tɛ /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

hallucinogen, candy, dot, blotter

Nearby words

pewit, pewter, pewterer, pexis, peyer's patches, peyote, peyronie's disease, peyton, pez, pf, pf.

Origin of peyote

1840–50, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl peyotl

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Examples from the Web for peyote

For 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

peyote

/ (peɪˈəʊtɪ, pɪ-) /

noun

another name for mescal (def. 1)

Word Origin for peyote

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl

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Word Origin and History for peyote

peyote

"mescal cactus," 1849, from Mexican Spanish peyote, from Nahuatl peyotl, said to mean "caterpillar;" the cactus so called from the downy button on top.