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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Mexican Spanish
Origin: Sisal Mexican port

sisal

 noun
     
Related topics: Crops
si‧sal [uncountable]
a Central American plant whose leaves produce strong fibres, also called sisal, which are used in making rope
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