abacá

See also: abaca, abacà, and abacă

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog abaka.

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

1. abaca
2. Manilla hemp

Further reading

• “abacá”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog abaka.

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

1. abaca (Musa textilis, a species of banana)
2. Manila hemp (a fibre extracted from the abaca)

Alternative forms

• alvacá (rare, obsolete)

Further reading

• Template:R:DAN

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈka/ [a.β̞aˈka]

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

1. abaca
2. Manilla hemp

Descendants

• → English: abaca

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001