Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-tah-luh]
- /kænˈtɑ lə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kan-tah-luh]
- /kænˈtɑ lə/
Definitions of cantala word
- noun cantala a tropical American plant, Agave cantala, similar to the century plant: family Agavaceae (agaves) 3
- noun cantala the coarse tough fibre of this plant, used in making twine 3
- noun cantala a hard fiber derived from the leaves of an agave (Agave cantala): used in making twine 3
- noun cantala a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala. 1
- noun cantala the plant itself. 1
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Origin of cantala
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < New Latin, the species name (orig. cantula), apparently < Sanskrit kaṇṭala a mimosa genus
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Parts of speech for Cantala
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cantala popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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