nopal
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nopal (plural nopals or nopal)
- A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.
- 2010, Vincent Morelli, Roger Zoorob, Integrative Medicine in Primary Care, Part II, Elsevier Health Sciences, page 245:
- Nopal is a prickly pear native to arid areas of North and South America. […] Nopal is high in fiber, vitamins, protein, and mucilage.
Synonyms
[edit]- (cactus of genus Opuntia): prickly pear
- (edible pads of the cactus): nopales
Translations
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nopal m (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of nopal (singular only)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nopal m (plural nopales)
- nopal (plant)
- Synonyms: chumbera, higuera chumba, higuera de Indias, higuera de pala, higuera de tuna, palera
- nopal (vegetable, nopal plant pads)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: nopal
Further reading
[edit]- “nopal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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