Sotol Definition
sōtōl
noun
Any of a genus (Dasylirion) of yuccalike desert plants of the agave family, with dense clusters of whitish, lilylike flowers, growing in the SW U.S. and N Mexico.
Webster's New World
An alcoholic beverage distilled from the fermented sap of these plants.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Sotol
Noun
Singular:
sotol
Plural:
sotolsOrigin of Sotol
Perhaps from Spanish soto thicket, woods from Latin saltus narrow pass, woodland
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Mexican Spanish sotol, from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree").
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