huisache
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Spanish [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- huizache (Mexico)
Etymology [edit]
From Classical Nahuatl huixachin (literally “many thorns”), from huitztli (“thorn”) + ixachi (“a lot, great in quantity”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /wi.ˈsa.tʃe/
Noun [edit]
huisache m (plural huisaches)
- The needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachelia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia native to Mexico and Central America.