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sisal

  • /ˈsaɪsəl/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪsəl

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Named after Sisal, Yucatán.

noun sisals

  1. countable, uncountable A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
  2. countable, uncountable The fibre of the plant. Sisal fiber comes from a variety of agave, the same type of plant that tequila is distilled from.
  3. countable, rare, uncountable A sisal mat. Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.

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noun plant

Españolcabuya
हिन्दीसिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl
Kiswahilimkatani
Portuguêssisal

noun fiber

हिन्दीसिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl
Kiswahilikatani
Portuguêssisal
DeutschSisal

noun mat

हिन्दीसिसल sisal, सिसाल sisāl

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@misc{sisal_2026,
  title = {sisal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sisal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}