abacà

See also: abaca, abacá, and abacă

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.βəˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bəˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.baˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.βaˈka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

abacà m (plural abacàs)

1. the abaca plant
2. Manila hemp — a fiber obtained from the abaca
3. Manila hemp cloth

Synonyms

• cànem de Manila

Further reading

• “abacà”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Alternative forms

• abaca

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈka/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧cà

Noun

abacà m (invariable)

1. Manila hemp

   Synonym: canapa di Manila

Further reading

• “abacà”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026