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sotol

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈsəʊtəʊl/
  • US: /ˈsoʊˌtoʊl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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