xoconostle

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

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xoconostle (plural xoconostles)

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

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• joconostle, soconostle

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xoconōchtli (“sour prickly pear”), from xococ (“something sour”) + nōchtli (“prickly pear”).

• IPA^(key): /xokoˈnostle/ [xo.koˈnos.t̪le], /ʃokoˈnostle/ [ʃo.koˈnos.t̪le]
• Rhymes: -ostle

xoconostle m (plural xoconostles)

1. (Mexico) a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico
2. (Mexico) the acidic fruit of this cactus