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/nəʊˈpɑːlɛz/ · noun
(plural only) The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking..
After a day and a half's journey, El Espinero led Frank to a long-abandoned silver working, high over the plain, where nopales grew and lizards lay in the sun.
Use nopales when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nopales means (plural only) The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking..
Common synonyms include cactus paddles.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After a day and a half's journey, El Espinero led Frank to a long-abandoned silver working, high over the plain, where nopales grew and lizards lay in the sun.
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