xoconostle
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly-pear”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]xoconostle (plural xoconostles)
- A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
- The acidic fruit of this cactus.
See also
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xoconostle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Opuntia matudae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Opuntia matudae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly pear”), from xococ (“something sour”) + nōchtli (“prickly pear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xoconostle m (plural xoconostles)
- (Mexico) a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico
- (Mexico) the acidic fruit of this cactus
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- en:Cacti
- Spanish terms borrowed from Classical Nahuatl
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- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ostle
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- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Mexican Spanish
- es:Fruits
- es:Cacti