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- US Pronunciation
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- [bis-nah-guh]
- /bɪsˈnɑ gə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bis-nah-guh]
- /bɪsˈnɑ gə/
Definitions of bisnaga word
- noun bisnaga a large barrel-shaped cactus found in SW USA and NW Mexico 3
- noun bisnaga any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S. 1
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Origin of bisnaga
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish biznaga, (probably by association with biznaga parsnip) replacing earlier vitznauac < Nahuatl huitznāhuac, equivalent to huitz(tli) thorn + -nāhua- vicinity + -c(o) locative suffix
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Parts of speech for Bisnaga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bisnaga popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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