nopal

[ noh-puhl, noh-pahl, -pal ]

/ ˈnoʊ pəl, noʊˈpɑl, -ˈpæl /

noun

any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.

the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear.

Origin of nopal

1720–30; <Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl nohpalli

Words nearby nopal

Nootka fir, Nootka Sound, nootropic, NOP, no pain, no gain, nopal, no-par, nope, no picnic, noplace, Nopo

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Example sentences from the Web for nopal

Illness may also result from small stones, or the spine of the nopal placed in the body by the same agency.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
"We must get away now; Nihie will be back soon to get the offerings," said Nopal.
History of California|Helen Elliott Bandini
Land of the nopal and maguey—home of Moctezuma and Malinché!
The War Trail|Mayne Reid
Within a short distance of the hut there were some nopal cactus-plants.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist|Lucien Biart

The deep reds of the Nopal Coccus have furnished the purple of kings.
The Insect|Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for nopal

nopal

/ (ˈnəʊpəl) /

noun

any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect

a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruitsSee also prickly pear

Word Origin for nopal

C18: from Spanish, from Nahuatl nopálli cactus

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单词	nopal
释义	nopal [ noh-puhl, noh-pahl, -pal ] / ˈnoʊ pəl, noʊˈpɑl, -ˈpæl / noun any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear. the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear. Origin of nopal 1720–30; <Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl nohpalli Words nearby nopal Nootka fir, Nootka Sound, nootropic, NOP, no pain, no gain, nopal, no-par, nope, no picnic, noplace, Nopo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nopal Illness may also result from small stones, or the spine of the nopal placed in the body by the same agency. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Carl Lumholtz "We must get away now; Nihie will be back soon to get the offerings," said Nopal. History of California\|Helen Elliott Bandini Land of the nopal and maguey—home of Moctezuma and Malinché! The War Trail\|Mayne Reid Within a short distance of the hut there were some nopal cactus-plants. Adventures of a Young Naturalist\|Lucien Biart The deep reds of the Nopal Coccus have furnished the purple of kings. The Insect\|Jules Michelet British Dictionary definitions for nopal nopal / (ˈnəʊpəl) / noun any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruitsSee also prickly pear Word Origin for nopal C18: from Spanish, from Nahuatl nopálli cactus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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