Where does “xoconostle” come from?

xoconostle (English) comes from Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli, from Classical Nahuatl xococ — sour.

xoconostle (English): A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia...

Definitions

  1. A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia...

Ancestry of “xoconostle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishxoconostleA species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia...
2Classical Nahuatlxoconōchtlisour prickly pear; sour prickly-pear
3Classical Nahuatlxococsour
Every word from Classical Nahuatl xococ →Every word from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli →Every word from Spanish xoconostle →