kenaf

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian کنف (kanaf). See Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) for more.

Noun

kenaf (uncountable)

1. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
2. The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.

Translations

Hibiscus cannabinus

• French: kénaf (fr)
• Georgian: კენაფი (ḳenapi)
• Hawaiian: kanapa
• Indonesian: yute jawa
• Lao: ປໍແກ້ວ (pǭ kǣu)
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• Malayalam: മെസ്റ്റ (mesṟṟa)
• Persian: kanaf
• Portuguese: kenaf m, papoula de São Francisco f (Brazil)
• Rwanda-Rundi: uruberwa
• Tamil: புளிச்சைக் கீரை (puḷiccaik kīrai)

the fibre obtained from kenaf

• Portuguese: kenaf m
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Anagrams

• faken

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kenafe (dated)
• quenaf (dated)
• quenafe (dated)

Noun

kenaf m (uncountable)

1. kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)
2. kenaf (the fibre obtained from kenaf)

Synonyms

• (Hibiscus cannabinus): papoula de São Francisco