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Manila hemp

Manila hemp noun: the fibre of the abaca.

manila hemp: the fibre of the abaca
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Noun

Manila hemp (uncountable)

  1. The fibre of the abaca.
    Synonyms:
    abaca, abacá, abaka, abaca fibre, manila hemp fibre

Manila hemp meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

Manila hemp in Tamil

மனிலாச்சணல்

Manila hemp in Tagalog

the fibre of the abaca
abaka

Synonyms of Manila hemp

  • abaca
  • abacá
  • abaka
  • abaca fibre
  • manila hemp fibre

All synonyms of Manila hemp

Forms of Manila hemp

alternative formManilla hemp

Origin of Manila hemp

Manila + hemp

Questions about Manila hemp

What does Manila hemp mean?
Manila hemp means the fibre of the abaca.
What is Manila hemp in Tamil?
Manila hemp in Tamil is மனிலாச்சணல். See Manila hemp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Manila hemp?
Manila hemp is a noun.

Words near Manila hemp in the dictionary

  1. manila envelopes
  2. manila folder
  3. manila folders
  4. Manila grass
  5. Manila Group
  6. Manila hemp
  7. manila paper
  8. Manila rope
  9. manilagrass
  10. Manilaman
  11. Manilamen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Manila hemp (page history and authors); manila hemp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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