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figueira-da-índia

Portuguese, noun

figueira-da-índia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “prickly pear (any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, figueira-da-Índia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. On this page, figueira da Índia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cacto (Opuntia ficus-indica) com origem nas zonas semi-áridas de Centro-América e América do Sul, hoje de…”.

What does figueira-da-índia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineprickly pear (any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia)

noun

as figueira-da-Índia
  1. 1

    femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of figueira-da-índia

noun

as figueira da Índia
  1. 1

    femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of figueira-da-índia

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. cacto (Opuntia ficus-indica) com origem nas zonas semi-áridas de Centro-América e América do Sul, hoje de distribuição mundial, dá um fruto comestível figo-da-índia, caraterizada pelos seus cladódios suculentos

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of figueira-da-índia

  • figueiras-da-Índia plural
  • figueiras da Índia plural
  • figueiras-da-índia plural
  • figueira-da-Índia alternative
  • figueira da Índia alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).