# tequila

Pronunciation: say "tuh-KEE-luh" US /təˈki.lə/, UK /ˌtəˈkiː.lə/

## Noun

1. A distilled alcoholic liquor made from the fermented juice of the agave plant (Agave tequilana), native to Central America.
   - Simple: A strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of a Mexican plant called agave.
   - _The bartender poured a generous measure of tequila into each glass._
   - _Good tequila is meant to be sipped slowly rather than knocked back in shots._

## Origin

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tequila, taken from Tequila, the name of a town in Jalisco.

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