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nopal

/ˈnəʊpəl/US/noʊˈpɑl/

nopal noun: a prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.

nopal: a prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads...
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Noun

nopal (plural nopals or nopal)

  1. 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.1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter VII, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC
    • Nopal is a prickly pear native to arid areas of North and South America.[…]Nopal is high in fiber, vitamins, protein, and mucilage.2010, Vincent Morelli, Roger Zoorob, Integrative Medicine in Primary Care, Part II, Elsevier Health Sciences, page 245

nopal meaning in Tamil

nopal in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of nopal

Forms of nopal

pluralnopals
pluralnopal

Origin of nopal

From Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.

Words that rhyme with nopal

Questions about nopal

What does nopal mean?
Nopal means a prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.
What is nopal in Tamil?
Nopal in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Nopal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nopal?
Nopal is a noun.
How do you pronounce nopal?
Nopal is pronounced /noʊˈpɑl/ (US).
What is the plural of nopal?
The plural of nopal is nopals.

Words near nopal in the dictionary

  1. nop
  2. NOP sled
  3. NOP sleds
  4. NOP slide
  5. NOP slides
  6. nopal
  7. nopaleries
  8. nopalery
  9. nopales
  10. nopaline
  11. nopalito

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