biznaga
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بِسِنَاقَا (*bis(s)ináqa), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”).
Noun
biznaga f (plural biznagas)
- toothpickweed(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), khella (Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga))
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huitznahuac (“surrounded by thorns”), from huitztli (“thorn”) + nahuac (“near, around”). Influenced by biznaga (Etymology 1).
Noun
biznaga f (plural biznagas)
- (Mexico) Any of several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti.
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