cabuya

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

noun

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

1. Mauritius hemp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabuya¹

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

Example Sentences

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

The fact was that that chief captured a girl about twelve years old in that village of Cabuya, whom he has married during this time, with the intention of making her his chief wife until his death.

From Project Gutenberg

The Indians coming from Andahuaylas and other districts where the cabuya grows, generally bring a quantity of leaves with them wherewith to pay their toll.

From Project Gutenberg

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