sisal

English

Etymology

Named after Sisal, Yucatán.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪsəl/
Rhymes: -aɪsəl

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.
(rare) A sisal mat.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 456:
  Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.

Translations

plant

Chinese: 劍麻 (zh), 剑麻 (zh) (jiànmá)

Finnish: sisalagaave

fiber

Finnish: sisali, sisal (fi), sisalkuitu

mat

Finnish: sisalmatto

Anagrams

SAILs, Silas, lassi, sails

French

Noun

sisal m (plural sisals)

sisal (plant, fibre)

Spanish

Noun

sisal m (plural sisales)

sisal

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