Abaka

Word ABAKA
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The bow was a piece of bent bamboo with shredded abaka for the bow-strings. ❋ Emily Bronson Conger (N/A)

Jusa (hoó-sa) cloth is made from jusi fibre; piña (peen-yah) from pineapple fibre; cinemi is a mixture of the two; abaka (a-ba-ka) from hemp fibre; algodon from the native cotton; sada is silk; sabana is ❋ Emily Bronson Conger (N/A)

There were fish nets of abaka differing in mesh to suit the various kinds of fish. ❋ Emily Bronson Conger (N/A)

The abaka-cloth of this island is the finest made, and its pearl fisheries are valuable. ❋ Emily Bronson Conger (N/A)

The carriage continued on its way, meeting now and then carromatas drawn by one or two ponies whose abaka harness indicated that they were from the country. ❋ Jos�� Rizal (1878)

Glossary abá: A Tagalog exclamation of wonder, surprise, etc., often used to introduce or emphasize a contradictory statement. abaka: "Manila hemp," the fiber of a plant of the banana family. achara: Pickles made from the tender shoots of bamboo, green papayas, etc. ❋ Jos�� Rizal (1878)

"soap-vine." guingón: Dungaree, a coarse blue cotton cloth. hermano mayor: The manager of a fiesta. husi: A fine cloth made of silk interwoven with cotton, abaka, or pineapple-leaf fibers. ilang-ilang: The Malay "flower of flowers," from which the well-known essence is obtained. ❋ Jos�� Rizal (1878)

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