níscalo
Spanish, noun/ˈniskalo/
níscalo is spelled N-Í-S-C-A-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish, the 311,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Níscalo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “saffron milk cap (edible mushroom of the species Lactarius deliciosus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Lactarius deliciosus) Hongo agaricáceo, con sombrero muy abierto en forma de embudo, de color anaranjado…”.
What does níscalo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesaffron milk cap (edible mushroom of the species Lactarius deliciosus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Lactarius deliciosus) Hongo agaricáceo, con sombrero muy abierto en forma de embudo, de color anaranjado, pie corto, zumo amarillo rojizo, comestible, que crece en los pinares. El de zumo blanco solo se puede comer cocido, botando la primera agua.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of níscalo
- níscalos plural
- mízcalo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce níscalo?
- /ˈniskalo/
- [ˈnis.ka.lo]
- [ˈniskalo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is níscalo in Spanish?
níscalo appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).