yagua

noun

ya·​gua

ˈyägwə

plural -s

1

: a Puerto Rican palm (Roystonea borinqueana) that resembles the royal palm

2

: the thick woody sheathing leaf base of the yagua palm

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Taino

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