plural Mescalero or Mescaleros
: a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico

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Around 8,000 people in and around Ruidoso have been ordered to evacuate in the face of the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, which both broke out Monday morning on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 June 2024 That project rushed back to mind this week as more than 8,000 people fled Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs as two fires from the Mescalero Apache Reservation converged. Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from mezcal, mescal maguey, mescal liquor

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Mescalero was in 1831

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“Mescalero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mescalero. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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