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cabuya

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

noun

cabuyas plural
  1. Mauritius hemp.


Etymology

Origin of cabuya

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

Example Sentences

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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.

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

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