abaca

See also: abacá, abacà, and abacă

English

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Wikispecies has information on:
abaca (Musa textilisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Musa%20textilis)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#ABACACategory:English terms derived from Spanish#ABACA abacá, from TagalogCategory:English terms derived from Tagalog#ABACA abaka.

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca (countable and uncountable, plural abacas)Category:English lemmas#ABACACategory:English nouns#ABACACategory:English uncountable nouns#ABACACategory:English countable nouns#ABACACategory:English countable nouns#ABACACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABACACategory:Pages with entries#ABACACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABACA

  1. Musa textilisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Musa%20textilis, 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, textile banana
  2. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABACA) 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

  • → Norwegian Bokmål: abaca

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 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.

Further reading

Anagrams

Category:en:Fibers#ABACACategory:en:Zingiberales order plants#ABACA

French

Etymology

From SpanishCategory:French terms derived from Spanish#ABACA abacá, from the TagalogCategory:French terms derived from Tagalog#ABACA name for the plant, abaka.

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca m (plural abacas)Category:French lemmas#ABACACategory:French nouns#ABACACategory:French countable nouns#ABACACategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ABACACategory:French masculine nouns#ABACACategory:Pages with entries#ABACACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABACA

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

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#ABACACategory:Italian nouns#ABACACategory:Italian countable nouns#ABACACategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#ABACACategory:Italian nouns with irregular gender#ABACACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ABACACategory:Italian masculine nouns#ABACACategory:Pages with entries#ABACACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABACA

  1. alternative form of abacà
Category:it:Zingiberales order plants#ABACA

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb
abaca (Musa textilisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Musa%20textilis)

Etymology

From EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English#ABACA abaca, from SpanishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Spanish#ABACA abacá (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from TagalogCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Tagalog#ABACA abaka (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from ArabicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Arabic#ABACA أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”), from Classical SyriacCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Classical Syriac#ABACA ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”) from ܦܩܰܥ (pqaʿ, “to split, to reave, to crack”).

Pronunciation

Noun

abaca m (definite singular abacaen, indefinite plural abacaer, definite plural abacaene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABACACategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ABACACategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#ABACACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABACACategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ABACACategory:Pages with entries#ABACACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABACA

  1. (botanyCategory:nb:Botany#ABACA) Musa textilisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Musa%20textilis, 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

  • “abaca” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “abaca” in Store norske leksikon
Category:nb:Fibers#ABACACategory:nb:Plants#ABACACategory:nb:Zingiberales order plants#ABACA

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

abacaCategory:Romanian non-lemma forms#ABACACategory:Romanian noun forms#ABACACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ABACACategory:Pages with entries#ABACACategory:Pages with 5 entries#ABACA

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of abacă
Category:Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Category:English 3-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms borrowed from Spanish Category:English terms derived from Spanish Category:English terms derived from Tagalog Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English uncountable nouns Category:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species) Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:French 3-syllable words Category:French countable nouns Category:French lemmas Category:French masculine nouns Category:French nouns Category:French terms derived from Spanish Category:French terms derived from Tagalog Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:Hiligaynon links with redundant target parameters Category:Italian 3-syllable words Category:Italian countable nouns Category:Italian indeclinable nouns Category:Italian lemmas Category:Italian masculine nouns Category:Italian nouns Category:Italian nouns with irregular gender Category:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas Category:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns Category:Norwegian Bokmål nouns Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Arabic Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Classical Syriac Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Spanish Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Tagalog Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation Category:Pages with 5 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:Italian/abaka Category:Rhymes:Italian/abaka/3 syllables Category:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɑːka Category:Rhymes:Romanian/aka Category:Rhymes:Romanian/aka/3 syllables Category:Romanian non-lemma forms Category:Romanian noun forms Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Terms with Arabic translations Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations Category:Terms with Catalan translations Category:Terms with Czech translations Category:Terms with Danish translations Category:Terms with Dutch translations Category:Terms with Estonian translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Galician translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Greek translations Category:Terms with Hawaiian translations Category:Terms with Hiligaynon translations Category:Terms with Indonesian translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Terms with Ivatan translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Kapampangan translations Category:Terms with Macedonian translations Category:Terms with Malay translations Category:Terms with Mandarin translations Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Category:Terms with Polish translations Category:Terms with Portuguese translations Category:Terms with Romanian translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Tagalog translations Category:en:Fibers Category:en:Zingiberales order plants Category:it:Zingiberales order plants Category:nb:Botany Category:nb:Fibers Category:nb:Plants Category:nb:Zingiberales order plants