different between american vs henequen

Friulian

Adjective

american

1. American

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

american m (feminine singular americana, masculine plural americans, feminine plural americanas)

1. American

Related terms

• America

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?me.ri?kan/

Adjective

american m or n (feminine singular american?, masculine plural americani, feminine and neuter plural americane)

1. American

Declension

Noun

american m (plural americani, feminine equivalent americanc?)

1. an American man

Declension

Venetian

Adjective

american m (feminine singular americana, masculine plural americani, feminine plural americane)

1. American

Synonyms

• merican

Related terms

• Amèrica

English

Alternative forms

• heniquen
• heniquin
• jeniquen

Etymology

From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.

Noun

henequen (countable and uncountable, plural henequens)

1. A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
2. The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).