xoconostle
Spanish, noun/xokoˈnostle/
xoconostle is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Fruto de la (Opuntia joconostle), cactácea que produce un fruto o tuna de piel muy gruesa hasta 2 cm y de…”.
What does xoconostle mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinea species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico
- 2
Mexicomasculinethe acidic fruit of this cactus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fruto de la (Opuntia joconostle), cactácea que produce un fruto o tuna de piel muy gruesa hasta 2 cm y de sabor ácido.
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 xoconostle
- xoconostles plural
- joconostle alternative
- soconostle alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xoconostle?
- /xokoˈnostle/
- [xo.koˈnos.t̪le]
- /ʃokoˈnostle/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xoconostle in Spanish?
xoconostle appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).