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abaca

/ˈæb.əˌkɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
aba-ca
IPA
/ˈæb.əˌkɑ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.

Uncountable

name

A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic الْأَبَقَ (al-ʔabaqa)bor.? Proto-Philippine *abaká? Tagalog abakabor. Spanish abacábor. English abaca From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/
  • British English: /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abacas (plural) abacá (alternative) abáca (alternative) abaka (alternative) abaká (alternative)

Synonyms

Manila hemp textile banana Manilla hemp musa textilis

Questions

How do you pronounce abaca?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/.
What does abaca mean?
Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
Where does abaca come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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