"Mezcal, not \"mescal\", (/m\u025Bs\u02C8k\u00E6l/) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the maguey plant (a form of agave, Agave americana) native to Mexico. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli [me\u0283\u02C8kal\u02D0i] metl [met\u0361\u026C] and ixcalli [i\u0283\u02C8kal\u02D0i] which means \"oven-cooked agave\".The maguey grows in many parts of Mexico, though most mezcal is made in Oaxaca."@en . . . .