Where does “nopales” come from?

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

nopales (English): The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in...

Definitions

  1. The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in...

Ancestry of “nopales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnopalesplural of nopal
2Spanishnopalnopal
3Classical Nahuatlnohpalliprickly pear cactus, nopal
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli →Every word from Spanish nopal →Every word from Spanish nopales →