ixtle

English

A bag made from ixtle

Alternative forms

• istle
• ixtli

Etymology

American Spanish, from Nahuatl ixtli.

Noun

ixtle (countable and uncountable, plural ixtles)

1. A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
2. The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber.

References

• “ixtle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lexit