higo chumbo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiɡo ˈt͡ʃumbo/ [ˌi.ɣ̞o ˈt͡ʃũm.bo]
• Syllabification: hi‧go chum‧bo

Noun

higo chumbo m (plural higos chumbos)

1. prickly pear

Further reading

• “higo chumbo, higo de pala, o higo de tuna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025