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- Spanish · derived fromhenequén
- English todayhenequen
From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
henequen
Today it means: A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc. Full definition →
Spanish henequén