xoconostle

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly-pear”).

Noun[edit]

xoconostle (plural xoconostles)

  1. A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
  2. The acidic fruit of this cactus.

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Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly pear”), from xococ (“something sour”) + nōchtli (“prickly pear”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xokoˈnostle/ [xo.koˈnos.t̪le], /ʃokoˈnostle/ [ʃo.koˈnos.t̪le]
  • Rhymes: -ostle

Noun[edit]

xoconostle m (plural xoconostles)

  1. (Mexico) a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico
  2. (Mexico) the acidic fruit of this cactus

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