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单词 nopal
释义

nopal

noun

no·​pal nō-ˈpäl How to pronounce nopal (audio) -ˈpal How to pronounce nopal (audio)
ˈnō-pəl
plural nopals or nopales nō-ˈpä-lās How to pronounce nopal (audio)
-ˈpa-
1
: any of a genus (Nopalea) of cacti of Mexico and Central America that differ from the prickly pears in having erect petals and scarlet flowers with the stamens much longer than the petals
broadly : prickly pear
2
: a fleshy young tender stem segment of the prickly pear cactus (especially Opuntia ficus-indica) or the nopal cactus used as food

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That is the true taste of tuna, the fruit of the nopal. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 Here, the Saporito family, hailing from Tabasco, Mexico, presses out a rainbow of seven different types of corn tortillas doctored up with homemade flavoring mixes—magenta beetroot, fiery orange guajillo, green nopal. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Nopales soaked in unaged whiskey form the base for a lime cocktail that’s simultaneously light from the lime and nopal, and substantial from the whiskey. Dakota Kim, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl nohpalli

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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