Meanings
abaca1
plural abacas · alternative abacá · alternative abáca · alternative abaka · alternative abaká
- countableuncountableMusa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.First known use First attested in the mid 18ᵗʰ century.
Synonyms: Manila hemp, textile banana
- uncountableThe fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.First known use First attested in the mid 18ᵗʰ century.
Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
Abaca2
- A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMusa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
nounThe fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
nounPhilippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicالْأَبَقَ (al-ʔabaqa)bor.?
- Proto-Philippine*abaká?
- Tagalogabaka
- Spanishabacá
- Englishabaca
From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.
More words from Spanish, Tagalog
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قِنَّب مَانِيلَا
- قِنَّب مَانِيلَا (qinnab manilā)plant
Bulgarian абака
- абака (abaka)plant
Catalan abacà
- abacàplant
Chinese Mandarin 蕉麻, 马尼拉麻
- 蕉麻 (jiāomá)plant
- 马尼拉麻 (mǎnílā má)plant
Czech manilské konopí
- manilské konopíplant
Danish abaca
- abacaplant
Dutch manillahennep, abaca
- manillahennepplant
- abacaplant
Estonian kanepbanaan, manillakanep
- kanepbanaanplant
- manillakanepplant
- kiubanaanplant
- kiudbanaanplant
Finnish manila, abaca
- manilaplant
- abacaplant
- manilahamppuplant
French abaca
- abacaplant
German Abaka
- Abakaplant
Greek αβάκα
- αβάκα (aváka)plant
Hawaiian ʻapaka
- ʻapakaplant
Indonesian pisang serat, pisang manila
- pisang seratplant
- pisang manilaplant
- abakaplant
Italian abaca
- abacaplant
Japanese マニラ麻, マニラ糸芭蕉
- マニラ麻 (maniraasa)plant
- マニラ糸芭蕉 (maniraitobashō)plant
Malay ڤيسڠ بنڠ, ڤيسڠ مانيلا
- ڤيسڠ بنڠplant
- ڤيسڠ مانيلاplant
- ڤيسڠ تاليplant
- اباکplant
- pisang benangplant
- pisang manilaplant
- pisang taliplant
- abakaplant
Norwegian Bokmål abaca
- abacaplant
Polish banan manilski
- banan manilskiplant
Portuguese abacá
- abacáplant
Romanian abaca
- abacaplant
Russian тексти́льный бана́н, абака́
- тексти́льный бана́н (tekstílʹnyj banán)plant
- абака́ (abaká)plant
Spanish abacá
- abacáplant
Tagalog abaka
- abakaplant
Cite this entry
abaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abaca
“abaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abaca. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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