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biznaga

/biθˈnaɡa/

noun, feminine/biθˈnaɡa/plural: biznagas

toothpickweed, khella (Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga))

Inherited from Old Spanish, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), بِشْتِْنَاجَة (bištināja), بِشْتِنَاقَة (bištināqa, “parsnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”).

noun, feminine/biθˈnaɡa/plural: biznagas

any of several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti

Related: biznaga meloncillo

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huitznahuac (“surrounded by thorns”), from huitztli (“thorn”) + nciuac (“near, around”). Influenced by biznaga (Etymology 1).