Biznagas

/bɪzˈnɑɡəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of biznaga; multiple barrel-shaped cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Etymology

Simple English pluralization of the Spanish loanword biznaga, preserving the Spanish base word and adding English plural '-s' to create a count noun.

Kelly Says

When people talk about desert ecosystems, they notice how similar Spanish names are for desert plants—biznaga, ocotillo, creosote—because Spanish speakers colonized the arid Southwest!

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