abaca

== English == === Alternative forms === abacá, abáca, abaka, abaká === Etymology === From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/, /ˈæb.əˌkə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/ === 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, textile banana (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp ==== Descendants ==== → Norwegian Bokmål: abaca ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Abaca in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === Caaba == French == === Etymology === From Spanish abacá, from the Tagalog name for the plant, abaka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ba.ka/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.ba.ka/ ~ /a.ba.kɑ/ === 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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.ka/ Rhymes: -abaka 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 abaka (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”) from ܦܩܰܥ (pqaʿ, “to split, to reave, to crack”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbɑːka/ Rhymes: -ɑːka 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 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbaka/ Rhymes: -aka Hyphenation: a‧bá‧ca === Noun === abaca definite nominative/accusative singular of abacă