sotol

American  

[soh-tohl, soh-tohl] / ˈsoʊ toʊl, soʊˈtoʊl /

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.

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Etymology

Origin of sotol

1880–85, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl zōtōlin

Example Sentences

With locations in Palms, Torrance, West Hollywood and Santa Clarita, the restaurant boasts one of the most extensive mezcal collections in the country, including hard-to-find Mexican distillates such as sotol, raicilla and tequila.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

The Flor Del Desierto uses large copper pots to distill their sotol not once but twice.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2022

And if you replace that tequila with sotol, another smoky Mexican spirit made with an agave-like plant from the asparagus family, your drink is still … a margarita.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2021

The building, which is nearly completed, will include multiple event spaces, a distillery, tasting room, restaurant, offices and even a sotol museum.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018

Robert E. Lee reluctantly abandoned the sotol stalk he had been breaking to a length suitable for admonitory purposes.

From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove