different between xoconostle vs opuntia

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Spanish xoconostle, from Classical Nahuatl xocon?chtli (“sour prickly-pear”).

Noun

xoconostle (plural xoconostles)

1. A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
2. The acidic fruit of this cactus.

See also

• tuna

Spanish

Alternative forms

• joconostle, soconostle

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xocon?chtli (“sour prickly pear”), from xococ (“something sour”) + n?chtli (“prickly pear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoko?nostle/, [xo.ko?nos.t?le]

• IPA^(key): /?oko?nostle/, [?o.ko?nos.t?le]

Noun

xoconostle m (plural xoconostles)

1. (Mexico) a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico
2. (Mexico) the acidic fruit of this cactus

Related terms

• chocolate
• xocoatole

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?nti?/

Noun

opuntia (plural opuntias)

1. Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.

Translations

Anagrams

• Utopian, utopian

Finnish

Noun

opuntia

1. opuntia (flower)

Declension

Anagrams

• utopian

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.p??.sja/

Noun

opuntia m (plural opuntias)

1. opuntia (flower)

Further reading

• “opuntia” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).