ixtle

English

A bag made from ixtle

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Etymology

American Spanish, from Nahuatl ixtli.

Noun

ixtle (countable and uncountable, plural ixtles)

  1. A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
  2. The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber.

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