noun, feminine/ˈtuna/plural: tunas
prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica); nopal
Synonyms: higo de tuna, nopal, higuera de tuna, higuera de Indias
Borrowed from Taíno.
/ˈtuna/
prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica); nopal
Synonyms: higo de tuna, nopal, higuera de tuna, higuera de Indias
Borrowed from Taíno.
a college singing group, wearing ornate clothes, called in the Americas estudiantina
Borrowed from French tune, possibly from roi de Thunes (“king of Tunis”), a title used by leaders of vagabonds.