abaca
Meanings
Plural: abacas
Noun
- a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
- Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
- Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
- The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.
Origin / Etymology
From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.
Synonyms
Manila Hemp, Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, Musa textilis, textile banana
Scrabble Score: 9
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abaca is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
abaca is a valid Words With Friends word