English Explanatory Dictionary

nopalery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye.

Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊp(ə)ləɹi/ /ˈnəʊp(ə)lɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nopalry.wav /ˈnoʊpəˌlɛri/

Word forms

nopalery nopaleries nopalry

Etymology

From nopal + -ery (suffix forming nouns indicating places of arts, crafts, or practices), modelled after French nopalerie. Nopal is borrowed from Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“cactus of the genus Opuntia”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?].

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