Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ixtle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ix-tle
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

American Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl ichtli.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ichtli

Usage

Inflected Forms

ixtles (plural) istle (alternative) ixtli (alternative)

Questions

What does ixtle mean?: A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
Where does ixtle come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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