abaca
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká (native name for the plant).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abaca (countable and uncountable; plural abacas)
- Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
- (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
Synonyms [edit]
- (plant): musa textilis, Musa textilis, Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp
- (fibre): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
Translations [edit]
plant
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fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp
Anagrams [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2:
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abaca m (plural abacas)
- A banana tree, the abaca
- Manilla hemp.
Synonyms [edit]
- (Manilla hemp): chanvre de Manille, tagal
