huisache
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of huisache
1830–40, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl huixachi, equivalent to hui ( tztli ) thorn + ( i ) xachi a large amount, many
Example Sentences
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What he got were the ruins of an old house surrounded by mesquite, huisache and prickly pear on a gravel road less than a mile off state Highway 71.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2016
Most of the migrants want to stay on the grassy slope by the tracks where they catch outgoing trains, where they can hide in huisache or mesquite bushes if there is a migra raid.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
We were hidden behind a heavy cluster of huisache trees.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
She stooped to hide under the shade of a cluster of huisache trees, looking almost translucent.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Though La Llorona’s body was translucent, her eyes remained untouched—dark and luminous in the shadows of the huisache trees.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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