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abaca
English
Wikispecies
Alternative forms
- abacá, abáca, abaka, abaká
Etymology
From Spanish abacá, from the Tagalog name for the plant, abaká.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æb.??k?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æb.??k?/
Noun
abaca (countable and uncountable, plural abacas)
- 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.]
- Synonyms: Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp, textile banana
- (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
Translations
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: abaca
References
Anagrams
- Caaba
French
Etymology
From Spanish abacá, from the Tagalog name for the plant, abaká.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ba.ka/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.b?.k?/
Noun
abaca m (plural abacas)
- a banana tree, the abaca
- Manilla hemp
- Synonyms: chanvre de Manille, tagal
Further reading
- “abaca” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.ba.ka/
- Hyphenation: à?ba?ca
Noun
abaca m (invariable)
- Alternative form of abacà
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English abaca, from Spanish abacá (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Tagalog abaká (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Arabic ?????? (?abaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ????????? (??paqt?), ?????????? (?ap?qa?t?, “de-seeded cotton”) from ????? (pqa?, “to split, to reave, to crack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?b??ka/
- Rhymes: -??ka
- Hyphenation: a?ba?ca
Noun
abaca m (definite singular abacaen, indefinite plural abacaer, definite plural abacaene)
- (botany) Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
- abaca (the fiber of the abaca plant, used in rope)
- Synonym: manilahamp
References
- “abaca” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abaca” in Store norske leksikon
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manila
English
Alternative forms
- Manila
- Maynila (nonstandard)
- Maynilad (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Manila.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??n?l?/
- Hyphenation: ma?nila
- Rhymes: -?l?
Adjective
manila
- Of or pertaining to Manila, the capital of the Philippines; made in, or exported from, that city.
- Made of manila paper or material like it.
- a manila envelope
- Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
manila (uncountable)
- Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
- The yellow-brown colour of manila.
Translations
Anagrams
- Almain, Animal, Malian, Milana, al-Amin, almain, aminal, animal, lamina, maalin
Finnish
Alternative forms
- manilla
Noun
manila
- manila (hemp)
Declension
Anagrams
- ilmaan, ilmana, limaan, limana, maalin, mailan, malina
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma??i.la/
Noun
manila f
- Manila hemp
Declension
Synonyms
- abaka f
Derived terms
- (adjectives) manilowy, manilski
Further reading
- manila in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
manila f (plural manilas)
- manila (fabric)
manila From the web:
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