nopal

English

Etymology

From Spanish nopal, from Nahuatl nohpalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /noʊˈpɑl/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊpəl/

Noun

nopal (plural nopals or nopal)

A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera.

Anagrams

Plano, Polan, onlap, plano-

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl nohpalli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noˈpal/

Noun

nopal m (plural nopales)

nopal (plant)

Synonyms

chumbera (plant)
higuera chumba (plant)
higuera de Indias (plant)

higuera de pala (plant)
higuera de tuna (plant)
tuna (plant and fruit)

Derived terms

nopaleda
nopalera
nopalito

Descendants

English: nopal

Further reading

“nopal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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