airampo

noun

ai·​ram·​po

ī-ˈräm-(ˌ)pō

plural -s

: a prostrate cactus (Opuntia soehrensii) whose dried seeds yield a substance used in the Andes for coloring jellies red

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Quechua ayrampú

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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