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fique

fique noun: a natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.

fique: a natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain...
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Noun

fique (uncountable)

  1. A natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.

Origin of fique

Borrowed from Spanish fique.

Questions about fique

What does fique mean?
Fique means a natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.
What part of speech is fique?
Fique is a noun.

Words near fique in the dictionary

  1. fiqah
  2. fiqh
  3. fiqha
  4. fiqhs
  5. fiqih
  6. fique
  7. fir
  8. fir clubmoss
  9. fir clubmosses
  10. fir cone
  11. fir cones

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