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cabuya

[ kuh-boo-yuh; Spanish kah-boo-yah ]

noun

, plural ca·bu·yas [k, uh, -, boo, -y, uh, z, kah-, boo, -yahs].

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabuya1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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