abacan.

Brit.

/ˌabəˈkɑː/,

/ˈabəkɑː/,

/ˈabəkə/, U.S.

/ˌæbəˈkɑ/,

/ˈæbəˌkɑ/, Philippine English /ˌɑˌbɑˈkɑ/

Forms: 1700s– abaca, 1800s– abacca, 1800s– abaka, 1700s abàca, 1900s– abacá.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French abaca.

Etymology: < French abaca Manila hemp (1664; later also denoting the banana plant producing this fibre (1782)) < Tagalog abaká Manila hemp, the plant producing this fibre (partly transmitted into various European languages via Spanish abacá Manila hemp (1667)).

A kind of banana plant, Musa textilis, native to the Philippines, the petioles of which yield a strong fibre. Also: the fibre itself, used for making paper, ropes, matting, etc.; Manila hemp.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Musaceae > [noun]

abaca1751

musa1832

musad1846

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > hemp plant

hempa1000

gallow-grass1562

Indian hemp1598

cannabis1687

Pantagruelion1708

abaca1751

Congo tobacco1851

marijuana1874

smoking weed1957

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre

palmite1555

coir1582

pita1648

kitul1681

silk-cotton1697

pita-thread1748

abaca1751

khus khus1798

gomuti1811

coco fibre1813

Manila hemp1814

pineapple fibre1834

moog1840

piassava1841

Para grass1850

raffia1850

African hair1851

ambari1851

diss1855

munj1855

monkey grass1858

crin vegetal1859

mung1866

lauhala1880

bass?1881

raphia bast1882

istle1883

raphia grass1885

settler's twine1898

tucum1901

Manila fibre1921

bassine1923

sotol1942

1751 M. Postlethwayt tr. J. Savary des Brûlons Universal Dict. Trade I. 1/2 Abaca, a kind of flax or hemp, gathered in some of the Manillas or Philippine Islands.

1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. IX. xiv. v. §5. 441 There is also abundance of that kind of plant called Abaca, which, when dressed in the same manner with flax, affords a finer and a coarser kind of thread.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 579 Fine timber is to be found in all the islands [of the Philippines]; also..abacca, a kind of hemp.

1870 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 2 172 The exports of the province consist principally of rice and abaca.

1909 Teachers' Assembly Herald ii. 43/1 Weaving with the fine threads of abaka.

1937 L. Kornitzer Pearl Trader viii. 78 He also knew the grades of Manila hemp, how to sort, dry and bale abacca, and everything there was to know about the tricks of the natives.

1968 Awake 8 May 9/2 Abacá is better known around the world by its export name, Manila hemp, though it is not really hemp.

2001 Ann. Bot. 88 1017/1 Bananas..are an important food crop in the subtropics and tropics and are also routinely cultivated for ornamental purposes and for fibre (abaca cloth and Manila hemp).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaca
释义	abacan. Brit. /ˌabəˈkɑː/, /ˈabəkɑː/, /ˈabəkə/, U.S. /ˌæbəˈkɑ/, /ˈæbəˌkɑ/, Philippine English /ˌɑˌbɑˈkɑ/ Forms: 1700s– abaca, 1800s– abacca, 1800s– abaka, 1700s abàca, 1900s– abacá. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French abaca. Etymology: < French abaca Manila hemp (1664; later also denoting the banana plant producing this fibre (1782)) < Tagalog abaká Manila hemp, the plant producing this fibre (partly transmitted into various European languages via Spanish abacá Manila hemp (1667)). A kind of banana plant, Musa textilis, native to the Philippines, the petioles of which yield a strong fibre. Also: the fibre itself, used for making paper, ropes, matting, etc.; Manila hemp. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Musaceae > [noun] abaca1751 musa1832 musad1846 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > hemp plant hempa1000 gallow-grass1562 Indian hemp1598 cannabis1687 Pantagruelion1708 abaca1751 Congo tobacco1851 marijuana1874 smoking weed1957 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre palmite1555 coir1582 pita1648 kitul1681 silk-cotton1697 pita-thread1748 abaca1751 khus khus1798 gomuti1811 coco fibre1813 Manila hemp1814 pineapple fibre1834 moog1840 piassava1841 Para grass1850 raffia1850 African hair1851 ambari1851 diss1855 munj1855 monkey grass1858 crin vegetal1859 mung1866 lauhala1880 bass?1881 raphia bast1882 istle1883 raphia grass1885 settler's twine1898 tucum1901 Manila fibre1921 bassine1923 sotol1942 1751 M. Postlethwayt tr. J. Savary des Brûlons Universal Dict. Trade I. 1/2 Abaca, a kind of flax or hemp, gathered in some of the Manillas or Philippine Islands. 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. IX. xiv. v. §5. 441 There is also abundance of that kind of plant called Abaca, which, when dressed in the same manner with flax, affords a finer and a coarser kind of thread. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 579 Fine timber is to be found in all the islands [of the Philippines]; also..abacca, a kind of hemp. 1870 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 2 172 The exports of the province consist principally of rice and abaca. 1909 Teachers' Assembly Herald ii. 43/1 Weaving with the fine threads of abaka. 1937 L. Kornitzer Pearl Trader viii. 78 He also knew the grades of Manila hemp, how to sort, dry and bale abacca, and everything there was to know about the tricks of the natives. 1968 Awake 8 May 9/2 Abacá is better known around the world by its export name, Manila hemp, though it is not really hemp. 2001 Ann. Bot. 88 1017/1 Bananas..are an important food crop in the subtropics and tropics and are also routinely cultivated for ornamental purposes and for fibre (abaca cloth and Manila hemp). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1751
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