abaca

See also abacá, and abacà

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká (native name for the plant).

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca (countable and uncountable; plural abacas)

  1. 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]
  2. (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

Synonyms

Translations

plant
fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp

Anagrams

References

  1. ↑ 1.01.1 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:
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French

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca m (plural abacas)

  1. A banana tree, the abaca
  2. Manilla hemp.

Synonyms

  • (Manilla hemp): chanvre de Manille, tagal
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