cabuya

noun

ca·​bu·​ya

variants or less commonly cabuja or cabulla

kəˈbüyə

plural -s

1

: any of several hard fibers (as sisal, cajun, or Mauritius hemp)

2

: a plant yielding cabuya see giant cabuya

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Taino

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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