sisal
/ˈsaɪsəl/
sisal noun: a Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
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Noun
sisal (countable and uncountable, plural sisals)
- A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
- The fibre of the plant.
- A sisal mat.
- Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 456
sisal meaning in Hindi and Malayalam
sisal in Hindi
- plant
- सिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl
- fiber
- सिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl
- mat
- सिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl
sisal in Malayalam
- കരുത്താർന്ന നാരുകളോടുകൂടിയ ഒരുതരം ചെടി, കയറുണ്ടാക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു
Forms of sisal
| plural | sisals |
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Origin of sisal
Named after Sisal, Yucatán.
Words formed from sisal
Questions about sisal
- What does sisal mean?
- Sisal means a Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
- What is sisal in Hindi?
- Sisal in Hindi is सिसल (sisal), सिसाल (sisāl). See Sisal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sisal?
- Sisal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sisal?
- Sisal is pronounced /ˈsaɪsəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sisal?
- The plural of sisal is sisals.
Words near sisal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sisal (page history and authors); sisal (Malayalam 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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