n. pl. Mescaleroor Mes·ca·le·ros A member of an Apache tribe formerly inhabiting southern New Mexico, western Texas, and north-central Mexico, with a present-day population in southern New Mexico. [Spanish mezcalero, one who harvests agave, Mescalero (the tribe being so called because its traditional staple food is the agave species Agave parryi) : mezcal, agave; see MEZCAL : -ero, noun and adjective suffix (from Old Spanish, from Latin -ārius).] |
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