How to Use maguey in a Sentence

maguey

noun
  • Sotelo’s father would wrap the meat in maguey leaves like a tamale.
    — Nikki O'Neill, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • Add bay leaves and cover with maguey or banana leaves, followed by the lid.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The earthy essence of drippings from whole lambs steamed 10 hours inside spiky maguey leaves.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Traditionally, the meat would have been wrapped in the skin of the maguey plant.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Tequila, its blue-blooded cousin, is a mezcal made from the Blue Agave species of maguey.
    — John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The mezcal also supplies some of the vegetal undertones of the maguey plant from which it is distilled.
    — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Once harvested, the maguey is cooked in an underground stone furnace heated by fire, oak wood, and volcanic river stones.
    — Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • But mezcal can be made anywhere proper maguey is found, and around here, the gray-green Lion's Head maguey is abundant.
    — John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • La Curva grows different varieties of agave, also referred to as maguey, to make mezcal.
    — Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • This technique of slow-smoking a beef head or lamb wrapped in maguey leaves in a traditional-style underground pit has been used in many cultures for thousands of years.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • For those seeking authenticity, there are bottles with worms in the bottom, while others contain slices of maguey, the plant from which mezcal is made.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2020
  • On the ascent from the Batopilas River, semi-tropical plants had given way to mesquite, then to stunted oaks and maguey.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Ant nests are located under maguey plants, which farmers have to carefully move aside, scraping away any topsoil covering the nests with thin branches.
    — Robyn Huang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2021
  • Then there’s Tobala, a smaller, harder-to-yield variation of maguey which takes up to 12 years to mature, depending on the land.
    — Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Today the term often refers to a Central Mexican dish, typically lamb or goat slow-cooked in maguey leaves (more on that below).
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2022
  • Grandparents, children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren make communion in a tradition as deeply embedded as the roots of the Mixtec maguey, and agave plant.
    — Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Juchitán is a grueling, five-hour drive from Oaxaca City past parched Sierra Madre peaks spiked with maguey, the raw ingredient of mezcal.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Above Omar and Lalo, both in their 40s, the goddess Mayahuel appeared bare-chested, between two fronds of the maguey, gazing dreamily into the distance.
    — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • During a typical show, Garcilazo finesses a variety of difficult spins and maneuvers with a distinct 65-foot maguey rope.
    — Carter Karels, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2018
  • To make her line of handbags, Sabet works with more than 80 artisan women, many of whom specialize in hand-weaving natural fibers like native estera palm leaves to form colorful totes and caña flecha and maguey to make hoop earrings.
    — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2020
  • To make her line of handbags, Sabet works with more than 80 artisan women, many of whom specialize in hand-weaving natural fibers like native estera palm leaves to form colorful totes and caña flecha and maguey to make hoop earrings.
    — Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Aguamiel opened in the summer of 2012, replacing Maijean, a French restaurant, and was named for the sap of the Mexican maguey plant, which is believed to have magical qualities.
    — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2019

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