A mesquite is a tree or large bush of the American dry lands, especially the southwest of the United States and Mexico. It often has thorns, small leaves, and long seed pods.

A mesquite牧豆樹 is是指 of the American dry lands生長在美洲乾燥地區的 a tree or large bush一種樹或大灌木 especially the southwest of the United States and Mexico尤其是美國西南部和墨西哥 It often has它通常有 thorns, small leaves, and long seed pods刺、小葉子，還有長長的豆莢

Animals eat the pods; people have ground them into flour for a very long time.

Animals eat the pods動物會吃這些豆莢 people have ground them into flour人們也把它們磨成麵粉 for a very long time已經有很長一段時間了

In food talk, mesquite usually means the wood, not the living tree. Burn it on a barbecue and the smoke has a strong, sweet, earthy taste. Texas-style meat, especially brisket, is famous for this.

In food talk在講食物的時候 mesquite usually means the woodmesquite通常是指木材 not the living tree不是指活生生的樹 Burn it on a barbecue拿去烤肉架上燒 and the smoke has煙會帶有 a strong, sweet, earthy taste濃烈、帶點甜味、又有泥土氣息的味道 Texas-style meat德州風味的烤肉 especially brisket尤其是brisket（燉牛胸肉） is famous for this就是以這個聞名

You will also see 'mesquite flavour' on crisps and sauces — sometimes that is real smoke, sometimes only a taste mixed in at a factory.

You will also see你也會看到 'mesquite flavour'「mesquite flavour」（牧豆木風味） on crisps and sauces出現在洋芋片和醬料上 sometimes that is real smoke有時候是真的煙燻過 sometimes only a taste mixed in at a factory有時候只是工廠調出來的味道

The word is at home in American English, above all in the southwest and in barbecue. In British English you mostly meet it on menus.

The word is at home in American English這個字在美式英文裡很常見 above all in the southwest and in barbecue尤其是在西南部和烤肉的場合 In British English在英式英文裡 you mostly meet it on menus大多是在菜單上看到

It is a borrowed name; it does not split into English pieces. Say it meh-SKEET.

It is a borrowed name這是個借來的字 it does not split into English pieces沒辦法拆成英文的字根字首 Say it唸法是 meh-SKEETmeh-SKEET（重音在後面）