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Webster 1913 Edition

Nopal

No′pal

,
Noun.
[Mexican
nopalli
.]
(Bot.)
A cactaceous plant (
Nopalea cochinellifera
), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of
Cactaceae
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nopal

NO'PAL

,
Noun.
A Plant of the genus Cactus, from which the cochineal is collected in Mexico; Indian fig or raquette. The fruit resembles a fig.

Definition 2024

nopal

nopal

English

Noun

nopal ‎(plural nopals or nopal)

  1. A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera.

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl nohpalli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /no̞ˈpal/

Noun

nopal m ‎(plural nopales)

  1. nopal (plant)

Synonyms

  • chumbera f (plant)
  • higuera chumba f (plant)
  • higuera de Indias f (plant)
  • higuera de pala f (plant)
  • higuera de tuna f (plant)
  • tuna f (plant and fruit)

Derived terms

  • nopalito m

Descendants

Etymology

From Spanish nopal, from Nahuatl nopalli ‎(“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊpəl/

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