nopales
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish nopales, plural of nopal.
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editnopales pl (plural only)
- (plural only) The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 441:
- After a day and a half's journey, El Espinero led Frank to a long-abandoned silver working, high over the plain, where nopales grew and lizards lay in the sun.
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editnopales m pl
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