Abaca

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Tagálog name for the plant

Noun

abaca

1. The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis).
2. The fiber/fibre of this plant.

Alternative spellings

• abacá
• abaka
• abaká
• abáca

Synonyms

• (plant): musa textilis, Musa textilis, Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp
• (fibre): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp

Translations

plant

Bulgarian: абака f. Chinese: 蕉麻 (jiao1ma2)，马尼拉麻 (Ma3ni2la1ma2) Danish: abaca Dutch : manillahennep m. Estonian: kanepbanaan, manillakanep, kiubanaan, kiudbanaan French: abaca m. Galician: abacá German: Abaka Greek: αβάκα(η) Italian: abaca f. Japanese: マニラアサ (maniraasa), マニライトバショウ (maniraitobashō)

Kapampangan: abaka Latin: Musa textilis (accepted scientific name) Polish: banan manilski m. Portuguese: abaca Russian: текстильный банан m., абака f. Spanish: abacá m. Tagalog: abaka

fiber/fibre See Manila hemp

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French

Noun

abaca m.

1. abaca (the plant)
2. Manilla hemp

Portuguese

Noun

abaca

1. abaca (the plant)
2. Manilla hemp

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