biznaga

[ bis-nah-guh ]
/ bɪsˈnɑ gə /

noun

bisnaga.

Words nearby biznaga

bizarre, bizarrerie, bizerte, bizet, bizet, georges, biznaga, bizonal, bizone, biztha, bizzo, bizzy

Definition for biznaga (2 of 2)

bisnaga

or biz·na·ga

[ bis-nah-guh ]
/ bɪsˈnɑ gə /

noun

any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.

Origin of bisnaga

1835–45, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish biznaga, (probably by association with biznaga parsnip) replacing earlier vitznauac < Nahuatl huitznāhuac, equivalent to huitz(tli) thorn + -nāhua- vicinity + -c(o) locative suffix