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Where does “nopal” come from?

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

nopal (English): A prickly pear cactus from the genus "Opuntia",...

Definitions

  1. A prickly pear cactus from the genus "Opuntia",...

Ancestry of “nopal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnopalnopal
2Classical Nahuatlnohpalliprickly pear cactus, nopal

Words derived from “nopal”

  • nopalry
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