Where does “nopales” come from?

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

nopales (Spanish): plural of nopal

Definitions

  1. plural of nopal

Ancestry of “nopales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnopalnopal
2Classical Nahuatlnohpalliprickly pear cactus, nopal

Words derived from “nopales”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli →Every word from Spanish nopal →