penca

Corteza de maguey or mixiote (century plant) agave americana: The outermost layer of the maguey leaf, called a penca, is similar to parchment paper in thickness and consistency.

A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

Corteza de maguey or mixiote (century plant) agave americana: The outermost layer of the maguey leaf, called a penca, is similar to parchment paper in thickness and consistency.

A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

Corteza de maguey or mixiote (century plant) agave americana: The outermost layer of the maguey leaf, called a penca, is similar to parchment paper in thickness and consistency.

A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

I can't find a translation for penca or idiío I can guess what they must mean, probably the branches or arms of the cactus and idiom, but I'm curious about the actual meaning and if it is idiomatic or regular spanish.

las pencas hablan 2007

Yes, the pencas are the "leaves" of the maguey, as is clear from the first of the following definitions in the Spanish Royal Academy's dictionary: (extract follows) penca.

las pencas hablan 2007

I can't find a translation for penca or idiío I can guess what they must mean, probably the branches or arms of the cactus and idiom, but I'm curious about the actual meaning and if it is idiomatic or regular spanish.

las pencas hablan 2007

I don't know why my various dictionaries didn't have penca.

las pencas hablan 2007

In the first verse he says he has carved their names on the penca of a maguay cactus as proof by the law of the mountain they are lovers.

las pencas hablan 2007

In the first verse he says he has carved their names on the penca of a maguay cactus as proof by the law of the mountain they are lovers.

las pencas hablan 2007

Yes, the pencas are the "leaves" of the maguey, as is clear from the first of the following definitions in the Spanish Royal Academy's dictionary: (extract follows) penca.

las pencas hablan 2007