xoconostle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
  2. The acidic fruit of this cactus.

Word forms

xoconostle xoconostles

Etymology

From Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly-pear”).

Related words

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