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Definitions: Abaca |
AbacaNoun1. A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines. 2. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Food & Agriculture | A fibre obtained from the leaf stalk of a banana native to the Philippines ; obtained from the sheathing leaf stalks of a certain type of banana tree(the Musa textilis). Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: AbacaSynonyms: Manila hemp (n), Manilla hemp (n), Musa textilis (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Abaca |
| English words defined with "abaca": Bandala ♦ Manila hemp, Manilla hemp. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "abaca": manila rope. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Abaca" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (abaca, abacus). |
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Expression using "abaca": abaca fibre. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abaca | 41 |
abaca abaft abs | 25 |
2c abaca | 24 |
abaca rug | 11 |
abaca carpet | 7 |
abaca fiber | 5 |
abaca plant | 4 |
abaca press | 3 |
abaca furniture | 2 |
abaca photo plant | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "abaca"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | манилски коноп, абака. (various references) | |
Chinese | 蕉麻. (various references) | |
Danish | abaka (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), abaca (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), manillahamp (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), manila (abaca fibre, Manila, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Dutch | manillahennep (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre, white rope). (various references) | |
Finnish | abaca (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), manilahamppu (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
French | abaca (abaca fibre, abacus). (various references) | |
German | Abakafaser (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), Abacafaser (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), Manilahanffaser (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), Manilahanf (abaca fibre, Manila, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre, manilla), Manilafaser (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Greek | αβάκα (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Indonesian | serat manila. (various references) | |
Italian | abaca (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), canapa di manilla (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), canapa di Manila (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abacaay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | abacá (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Russian | манильская пенька, абака (abacus). (various references) | |
Spanish | abacá (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre, protelo), cáñamo de Manila (abaca fibre, manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
Swedish | manillahampa (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre), manilahampa (abaca fibre, Manila hemp, manila hemp fibre). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Musa textilis. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "abaca": abacas. (additional references) | |
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"Abaca" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aaaa, aaba, aabba, abaa, Aba'a, abaar, ababa, abacab, Abacaba, Abacada, abace, abaco, abacu, Abada, abak, abaka, Abakar, Abana, abancay, Abara, abasa, Abascal, Abasha, Abaza, Abazah, Abcda, Abdala, abeba, abec, abeca, abecca, Abiko, abishai, abuce, abukar, Abuko, aface, Agace, Agbeka, albacom, Anaca, apaca, araca, Arauca, Atbara, avace, avaci, Baaaaaa, Babacar, babaco, ebac, fabada, habaa, hbcaa, oaxacan, Rabaka, tabacum. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c" | |
-2 letters: aba, baa, cab. | |
-3 letters: aa, ab, ba. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-c" | |
+1 letter: abacas, cabala, cabana, casaba. | |
+2 letters: arabica, bacalao, baccara, cabalas, cabanas, cabbala, carabao, caramba, casabas, cassaba, catawba. | |
+3 letters: abapical, abrachia, anabatic, arabicas, bacalaos, baccaras, baccarat, barranca, cabbalah, cabbalas, calabash, capybara, carabaos, carnauba, cassabas, catawbas, maccabaw. | |
+4 letters: abrachias, acetabula, adiabatic, ambulacra, baccarats, bacchanal, balaclava, balmacaan, barracuda, barrancas, cabaletta, cabbalahs, capybaras, carambola, carbamate, carbonara, carnaubas, charabanc, katabatic, maccabaws, scarabaei. | |
+5 letters: abacterial, acetabular, ambulacral, attachable, bacchanals, balaclavas, balmacaans, barracouta, barracudas, batrachian, cabalettas, calabashes, candelabra, canvasback, carambolas, carbamates, carbonaras, charabancs, jaboticaba, sabbatical, scarabaeus. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 61 63 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .- -.-. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01100001 01100011 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b a c a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0061 0063 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3568676967 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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