abaca

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See also: abacá, abacà, and abacă

English

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abaca (Musa textilis)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.

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Noun

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abaca (countable and uncountable, plural abacas)

  1. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
    Synonyms: Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp, textile banana
  2. (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
    Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp

Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: abaca

Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abaca”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From Spanish abacá, from the Tagalog name for the plant, abaka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaca m (plural abacas)

  1. a banana tree, the abaca
  2. Manilla hemp
    Synonyms: chanvre de Manille, tagal

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.ka/
  • Rhymes: -abaka
  • Hyphenation: à‧ba‧ca

Noun

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abaca m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of abacà

Norwegian Bokmål

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abaca (Musa textilis)

Etymology

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From English abaca, from Spanish abacá (abaca, Manilla hemp), from Tagalog abaka (abaca, Manilla hemp), from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, abaca), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, de-seeded cotton) from ܦܩܰܥ (pqaʿ, to split, to reave, to crack).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaca m (definite singular abacaen, indefinite plural abacaer, definite plural abacaene)

  1. (botany) Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
  2. abaca (the fiber of the abaca plant, used in rope)
    Synonym: manilahamp

References

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  • “abaca” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • abaca” in Store norske leksikon