abacá
Spanish, noun/abaˈka/
abacá is spelled A-B-A-C-Á (5 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 189,865th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abacá is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “abaca (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Musa textilis) Planta herbácea perenne perteneciente a la familia Musaceae, Orden Zingiberales. Puede…”.
What does abacá mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabaca (plant)
- 2
masculineManila hemp (fiber)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Musa textilis) Planta herbácea perenne perteneciente a la familia Musaceae, Orden Zingiberales. Puede alcanzar hasta seis metros de altura. Es originaria de Asia suroriental. De sus hojas se saca un filamento de uso textil. 2. Filamento obtenido del tronco de la planta del mismo nombre, usado en la industria textil para la confección de telas.. 3. Tejido obtenido a partir del filamento del mismo nombre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abacá
- abacás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abacá?
- /abaˈka/
- [a.β̞aˈka]
- [aβ̞aˈka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abacá
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abacá in Spanish?
abacá appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).