nopalesn.
/nəʊˈpɑːlɛz/, U.S. /noʊˈpɑlɛs/ The fleshy leaf pads of a prickly pear cactus, used as an ingredient in Mexican cuisine.
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1932 A. Brenner Your Mexican Holiday x. 209 Note also, among other types of vegetable:..Nopales, the smallest and youngest leaves of branched cactus, dethorned, boiled, stewed, fried, made into omelets, or stewed with chili.
1978 D. Kennedy Recipes fr. Regional Cooks Mexico 240 If you do buy fresh nopales be sure to choose the smallest, thinnest leaves.
2000 B. Geddes World Food: Mexico 50 You will also see piles of nopales (the flat leaves of a cactus plant).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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