Where does “huisache” come from?

huisache (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl huixachin, from Classical Nahuatl huitztli — thorn, spine.

huisache (Spanish): the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia, native to Mexico and Central America

Definitions

  1. the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia, native to Mexico and Central America

Ancestry of “huisache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuixachinthe huisache plant
2Classical Nahuatlhuitztlithorn, spine
Every word from Classical Nahuatl huitztli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl huixachin →