cholla

English
Cholla cactus

Etymology

Spanish cholla.

Noun

cholla (plural chollas)

  1. Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
    • 1889 January 26, “Archæological camping in Arizona”, in American Architect and Architecture, volume 52, page 43:
      Throughout Arizona the floors of such caves are found covered with a deep bed of chollas.
    • 1890 October 1, “A Series of Eggs of Palmer's Thrasher”, in The Ornithologist and Oölogist, volume 15, page 155:
      The cholla was two feet high, and six feet in diameter.
    • 2009 February 26, Karen Crouse, “Woods Returns as He Left: A Winner”, in New York Times‎:
      On the front nine, Jones stuck to Woods like a cholla cactus.

Derived terms
  • jumping cholla

Translations

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Old French cholle (“head”), from a Germanic origin (compare English keel).

Noun

cholla f (plural chollas)

  1. cholla (cactus)
  2. reason, understanding
  3. (colloquial) head

See also
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