sotol

== English == === Etymology === From Mexican Spanish sotol, from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊtəʊl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊˌtoʊl/ === Noun === sotol (countable and uncountable, plural sotols) Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family. A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri. === Anagrams === loots, lotos, sloot, stool, tools, tosol == Spanish == === Alternative forms === zotol (Mexico) === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zōtolin (“palm tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈtol/ [soˈt̪ol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: so‧tol === Noun === sotol m (plural sotoles) (chiefly Mexico) sotol (desert plant) (chiefly Mexico) sotol (distilled spirit) ==== Descendants ==== → English: sotol === Further reading === “sotol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025