Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xoconostle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xo-conos-tle
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.

noun

The acidic fruit of this cactus.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: xoconostle, xoconōchtli

Inflected Forms

xoconostles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tuna

Questions

What does xoconostle mean?: A prickly pear cactus of species Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico.
Where does xoconostle come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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