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Where does “nohpalli” come from?

nohpalli (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli — prickly pear cactus, nopal.

nohpalli (Central Nahuatl): Prickly pear cactus; nopal

Definitions

  1. Prickly pear cactus; nopal

Ancestry of “nohpalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnohpalliprickly pear cactus, nopal
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