"nopal" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /noˈpal/, [noˈpal] Forms: nopales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|nci:nohpalli|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "nohpalli", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "nopal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="nopal"> Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} nopal m (plural nopales)
  1. nopal (plant) Tags: masculine Synonyms: chumbera, higuera chumba, higuera de Indias, higuera de pala, higuera de tuna, palera
    Sense id: en-nopal-es-noun-Kkn-aWYf
  2. nopal (vegetable, nopal plant pads) Tags: masculine Synonyms: tuna, nopalitos
    Sense id: en-nopal-es-noun-Xb-8oZgX Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Cacti, Vegetables Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 12 88 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 13 87 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 11 89 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Cacti: 13 87 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nopaleda, nopalera, nopalito

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nopalera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nopales",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "no‧pal"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "no‧pal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        ]
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          "word": "chumbera"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera chumba"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de Indias"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de pala"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de tuna"
        },
        {
          "word": "palera"
        }
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        "masculine"
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          "name": "Cacti",
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          "_dis": "5 95",
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        {
          "word": "tuna"
        },
        {
          "word": "nopalitos"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/noˈpal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[noˈpal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nopal"
}
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
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    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl",
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    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    },
    {
      "word": "nopalera"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
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    }
  ],
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    "no‧pal"
  ],
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        "no‧pal"
      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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          "nopal#English"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "chumbera"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera chumba"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de Indias"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de pala"
        },
        {
          "word": "higuera de tuna"
        },
        {
          "word": "palera"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "nopal (vegetable, nopal plant pads)"
      ],
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        [
          "nopal",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tuna"
        },
        {
          "word": "nopalitos"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/noˈpal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[noˈpal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nopal"
}

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