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tasajillo

American

[tah-suh-hee-oh] / ˌtɑ səˈhi oʊ /

noun

a bushy or treelike cactus, Opuntia leptocaulis, of the southwestern U.S., having slender, spiny branches, greenish-yellow flowers, and red berrylike fruit.

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noun

tasajillos

plural

Etymology

Origin of tasajillo

1890–95, < Mexican Spanish, diminutive of Spanish tasajo piece of meat

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