maguey

英 ['mægweɪ] 美['mægwe]
  • n. 龙舌兰;龙舌兰纤维

英英释义


1. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
2. Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

英文词源


maguey (n.)
"agave," 1550s, from Spanish, from Taino, a native Haitian language.