Etymology

nopales

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Today it means: The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking. Full definition →

Spanish nopales
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromnopales
  2. English todaynopales

From Spanish nopales, plural of nopal.

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