cabuya
Americannoun
plural
cabuyasEtymology
Origin of cabuya
First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish, from Taíno
Example Sentences
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When you get hungry, the Cabuya Rooftop restaurant, designed to conjure a Tulum beach club, has views of the city skyline, weekend D.J. sets and a menu of coastal Baja- and Yucatán-inspired flavors.
From New York Times
They are five in number, twisted from the fibres of the cabuya, or maguey plant, and are about four inches thick.
From Project Gutenberg
Fourcroya cubense.—This plant is closely related to the agave, and, like many of that genus, furnishes a fine fiber, which is known in St. Domingo as Cabuya fiber.
From Project Gutenberg
There are two sorts of it, cabuya and nequen; cabuya is coarse and rough and nequen is soft and delicate.
From Project Gutenberg
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