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- [noh-puh l, noh-pahl, -pal]
- /ˈnoʊ pəl, noʊˈpɑl, -ˈpæl/
- /ˈnəʊ.pəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh-puh l, noh-pahl, -pal]
- /ˈnoʊ pəl, noʊˈpɑl, -ˈpæl/
Definitions of nopal word
- noun nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear. 1
- noun nopal the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear. 1
- noun nopal A cactus that is a major food plant of the bugs from which cochineal is obtained. 1
- noun nopal any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect 0
- noun nopal a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruits 0
- noun nopal any of a genus (Nopalea) of cactuses with red flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear (N. cochinellifera) 0
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Origin of nopal
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl nohpalli
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Parts of speech for Nopal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nopal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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