bombilla

[ bawm-bee-yah, -lyah ]

/ bɔmˈbi yɑ, -lyɑ /

a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1865–70

The bombilla, a silver tube with a bulbous end pierced full of fine holes, is then inserted.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
Each drinker has his own gourd and bombilla, the latter being necessitated by the use of the leaf in the form of a powder.
The Argentine in the Twentieth Century|Albert B. Martinez
A bombilla is a metal tube with a small covered spoonlike head which is perforated with small holes.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
Women and old men sit immovable in the dust, the bombilla between their lips, in an ecstasy of mat.
South America To-day|Georges Clemenceau

The beverage is then handed round to the company, each person being furnished with a bombilla.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various