Manila hemp

noun

The fibre of the abaca.

Similar
abacaabacáabakaabaca fibremanila hemp fibreManilla hempMusa textilis
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Meanings

nounManila hemp (uncountable)

alternative Manilla hemp

  1. uncountableThe fibre of the abaca.

    Synonyms: abaca, abacá, abaka, abaca fibre, manila hemp fibre

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fibre of the abaca.

Similar
abacaabacáabakaabaca fibremanila hemp fibre

More synonyms by meaning

nouna kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines

Similar
Manilla hempabaca
Broader
hemp

nounPhilippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

Similar
abacaMusa textilis
Broader
bananabanana tree
Also see
abaca

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Manila + hemp

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan abacà
  • abacàthe fibre of the abaca
Czech manilské konopí, abaka
  • manilské konopíthe fibre of the abaca
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
Danish manilahamp, Manilahamp
  • manilahampthe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilahampthe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilathe fibre of the abaca
Dutch manillahennep
  • manillahennepthe fibre of the abaca
Estonian manilla, manillakanep
  • manillathe fibre of the abaca
  • manillakanepthe fibre of the abaca
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
  • maniilathe fibre of the abaca
  • maniila kanepthe fibre of the abaca
  • manilla kanepthe fibre of the abaca
Finnish manilahamppu
  • manilahampputhe fibre of the abaca
French chanvre de Manille, abaca
  • chanvre de Manillethe fibre of the abaca
  • abacathe fibre of the abaca
  • bananier textilethe fibre of the abaca
German Manila, Manilafaser
  • Manilathe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilafaserthe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilahanfthe fibre of the abaca
  • Abakathe fibre of the abaca
  • Abacathe fibre of the abaca
Italian canapa di Manila, abaca
  • canapa di Manilathe fibre of the abaca
  • abacathe fibre of the abaca
Latvian abaka, Manilas kaņepāji
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilas kaņepājithe fibre of the abaca
Lithuanian abaka, Manilos kanapė
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
  • Manilos kanapėthe fibre of the abaca
Norwegian Bokmål manilahamp, abaca
  • manilahampthe fibre of the abaca
  • abacathe fibre of the abaca
Polish abaka, manila
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
  • manilathe fibre of the abaca
Portuguese abacá
  • abacáthe fibre of the abaca
Russian манильская пенька́, абака
  • манильская пенька́ (manilʹskaja penʹká)the fibre of the abaca
  • абака (abaka)the fibre of the abaca
Slovak abaka
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
Spanish cáñamo de Manila, abacá
  • cáñamo de Manilathe fibre of the abaca
  • abacáthe fibre of the abaca
Swedish abaca, manillahampa
  • abacathe fibre of the abaca
  • manillahampathe fibre of the abaca
  • Manillahampathe fibre of the abaca
  • manillathe fibre of the abaca
Tagalog abaka
  • abakathe fibre of the abaca
Cite this entry
APA

Manila hemp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20hemp

MLA

“Manila hemp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20hemp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manila hemp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20hemp.

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