nopalery

== English == === Etymology === From nopal +‎ -ery (suffix forming nouns indicating places of arts, crafts, or practices), modelled after French nopalerie. Nopal is borrowed from Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“cactus of the genus Opuntia”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?]. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊp(ə)ləɹi/, /ˈnəʊp(ə)lɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊpəˌlɛri/ Hyphenation: no‧pal‧e‧ry === Noun === nopalery (plural nopaleries) (chiefly historical) A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye. [from late 18th c.] ==== Alternative forms ==== nopalry ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === cochineal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia nopal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === pyranol