English

abaca (Musa textilis)

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• abacá, abaka, abaká, abáca

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (plant): Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp
• (fibre): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp

Translations

Anagrams

• Caaba

References

1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ka/
• (QC) IPA^(key): /a.bɑ.kɑ/

Noun

abaca m ‎(plural abacas)

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

Synonyms

• (Manilla hemp): chanvre de Manille, tagal