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peyote

Nahuatl peyotl, a small cactus with a downy crown, came into English through Mexican Spanish in the mid-19th century, and 20th-century interest in psychedelics carried it further.

Weakest linkCertain

The road to English

From Mexican Spanish to Catalan

From English to German

1570Classical Nahuatl

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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