peyote

[ pey-oh-tee; Spanish pe-yaw-te ]

noun

, plural pe·yo·tes [pey-, oh, -teez, pe-, yaw, -tes].

1. mescal ( def 3 ).
2. mescal button.
3. mescaline.
4. (in Mexico) any of several cacti related to or resembling mescal.

peyote

/ pɪ-; peɪˈəʊtɪ /

noun

1. another name for mescal

Word History and Origins

Origin of peyote¹

1840–50, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl peyotl

Word History and Origins

Origin of peyote¹

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl

Example Sentences

For example, there are accounts suggesting that peyote boosts milk production, an idea supported by preliminary research from the 1970s.

From MIT Technology Review

American psychedelics included peyote cactus, San Pedro cactus, morning-glory, Datura, Salvia, Anadenanthera, Ayahuasca, and over 20 species of psychoactive mushrooms.

From Singularity Hub 

For these individuals, the use of peyote was an essential element of the religious rituals of their Native American Church.

From The Daily Beast

Shamans consume consciousness-altering chemicals such as peyote.

From The Daily Beast

Their most sacred objects of religious veneration are the 'dalbehya, the Tame, the Gadmbitsohi, and the sei or peyote.

From Project Gutenberg

In the United States they are called mescal buttons, and in Mexico peyote.

From Project Gutenberg

Peyote, the dried fruit of a small cactus, the use of which was only known in the old days to a few of the Medicine Men.

From Project Gutenberg

He says he leads you into safety; I say he leads you into the worst danger any living man can imagine—even in peyote dreams!

From Project Gutenberg