biznaga

Spanish

Ammi visnaga

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /biθˈnaɣa/
(Others) IPA^(key): /bisˈnaɣa/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (*bis(s)ináqa), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”).

Noun

biznaga f (plural biznagas)

khella, toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

biznaga f (plural biznagas)

(Mexico) A generic name for several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti.

References

“biznaga” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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