xoconostle

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Etymology

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

Noun

xoconostle (plural xoconostles)

  1. A species of prickly pear cactus, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., native to Central Mexico.
  2. The acidic fruit of this cactus.

See also

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly pear”), from xococ (“something sour”) + nōchtli (“prickly pear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xokoˈnostle/ [xo.koˈnos.t̪le]; /ʃokoˈnost͡ɬe/

Noun

xoconostle m (plural xoconostles)

  1. (Mexico) A species of prickly pear cactus, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., native to Central Mexico.
  2. (Mexico) The acidic fruit of this cactus.
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