cabuya
[ kuh-boo-yuh; Spanish kah-boo-yah ]
/ kəË?bu yÉ™; Spanish kÉ‘Ë?βu yÉ‘ /
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noun, plural ca·bu·yas [kuh-boo-yuhz; Spanish kah-boo-yahs]. /kÉ™Ë?bu yÉ™z; Spanish kÉ‘Ë?βu yÉ‘s/.
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Origin of cabuya
First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish, from TaÃno
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How to use cabuya in a sentence
They are five in number, twisted from the fibres of the cabuya, or maguey plant, and are about four inches thick.