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nopal
- /noʊˈpɑl/ US
- /ˈnəʊpəl/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊpəl
Where it comes from
From Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.
noun nopals · nopal
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A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.
They rode up through cholla and nopal, a dwarf forest of spined things, through a stone gap in the mountains and down among blooming artemisia and aloe.
Similar: prickly pear, nopales
Translations
Talk about this word "nopal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nopal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nopal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nopal "nopal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nopal.Cite this
@misc{nopal_2026,
title = {nopal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nopal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
