Definition
Plural of abaka; multiple fibers or products from the Philippine banana plant.
Etymology
Simple English plural of abaka, adding -s to form the plural.
Kelly Says
Manila envelopes were named after Manila (the capital of the Philippines) because the tough abaka fiber came from there—what you mail stuff in has a geographic origin story!
Translations
ARالعربية
أباكاس
a-ba-ka-as
CSČeština
abakas
a-ba-kas
DEDeutsch
abakas
a-ba-kas
ELΕλληνικά
αβακάς
a-va-kas
ESEspañol
abakas
a-ba-kas
FAفارسی
اباکاس
a-ba-ka-as
FRFrançais
abakas
a-ba-kas
HEעברית
אבאקאס
a-ba-ka-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
abakas
a-ba-kas
ITItaliano
abakas
a-ba-kas
MSBahasa Melayu
abakas
a-ba-kas
MYမြန်မာ
အဘာကပ်
a-ba-ka-p
NLNederlands
abakas
a-ba-kas
PTPortuguês
abakas
a-ba-kas
RUРусский
абакас
a-ba-kas
SVSvenska
abakas
a-ba-kas
SWKiswahili
abakas
a-ba-kas
TEతెలుగు
అబాకాస్
a-ba-ka-as
UKУкраїнська
абакас
a-ba-kas
VITiếng Việt
abakas
a-ba-kas