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Webster 1913 Edition


Abaca


Ab′a-ca

(ăb′ȧ-kȧ)
,
Noun.
[The native name.]
The Manila-hemp plant (
Musa textilis
); also, its fiber. See
Manila hemp
under
Manila
.

Definition 2024


abacá

abacá

See also: abaca, abacà, and abacă

Galician

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

  1. abaca
  2. Manilla hemp

Portuguese

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

  1. abaca
  2. Manilla hemp

Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog.

Noun

abacá m (plural abacás)

  1. abaca
  2. Manilla hemp