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sotol

UK/ˈsəʊtəʊl/US/ˈsoʊˌtoʊl/

sotol noun: any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.

Noun

sotol (countable and uncountable, plural sotols)

  1. Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.
  2. A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri.

Forms of sotol

pluralsotols

Origin of sotol

From Mexican Spanish sotol, from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”).

Questions about sotol

What does sotol mean?
Sotol means any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.
What part of speech is sotol?
Sotol is a noun.
How do you pronounce sotol?
Sotol is pronounced /ˈsəʊtəʊl/ (UK).
What is the plural of sotol?
The plural of sotol is sotols.

Words near sotol in the dictionary

  1. sotnyks
  2. soto
  3. soto ayam
  4. sotogake
  5. sotokomata
  6. sotol
  7. sotolon
  8. sotolone
  9. Sotolongo
  10. Sotolongos
  11. sotols

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