When creating a matrix build we have a parameter called "target-abi". However, when Jenkins validates the form it shows an error for this field, even though it doesn't display an error for other parameterized emulator arguments. Furthermore, this setting is not expanded when running from the command line:

[android] /opt/android/android-sdk-linux/tools/android create avd -f -a -c 512M -s WVGA800 -n hudson_en-US_160_WVGA_android-16 -t android-16 --abi $target-abi
Error: Unable to find a 'userdata.img' file for ABI $target-abi to copy into the AVD folder.