Xoconostle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
  2. 2
    The acidic fruit of this cactus.

Etymology

From Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly-pear”).

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prickly pear

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