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cabuya

American  
[kuh-boo-yuh, kah-boo-yah] / kəˈbu yə, kɑˈβu yɑ /

noun

plural

cabuyas

  1. Mauritius hemp.

Etymology

Origin of cabuya

First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish, from Taíno

Example Sentences

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They are five in number, twisted from the fibres of the cabuya, or maguey plant, and are about four inches thick.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various

There are two sorts of it, cabuya and nequen; cabuya is coarse and rough and nequen is soft and delicate.

From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Olson, Julius E.

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