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prickly pear

/ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
prick-ly pear
IPA
/ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.

noun

The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.

name

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From prickly + pear, from the nature of the plant's fruit, which, like the cactus it grows on, has spines on its surface.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/

Inflected Forms

prickly pears (plural)

Phrases

Prickly Pear Prickly Pear Cays Prickly Pear Island

Synonyms

Indian fig cactus pear desert pear pimploe tuna prickly pear cactus

Homonyms

Prickly Pear

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce prickly pear?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/.
What does prickly pear mean?
Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
Where does prickly pear come from?
From prickly + pear, from the nature of the plant's fruit, which, like the cactus it grows on, has spines on its surface.

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