caraguatá
caraguatá noun: any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (syn. Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.
Noun
caraguatá (plural caraguatás)
- Any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (syn. Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.
- Of the "végétation rabougrie," the cactus and the caraguatá bromelia appeared to be the most general.1870, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Letters from the Battle-fields of Paraguay, page 374
- [...] women are constantly occupied with making thread, netting, or needle-looping. The development of techniques of string work was favored by the abundance of the Bromelia which provide excelllent raw material. The caraguatá (Bromelia sp.) are uprooted [...]1946, Handbook of South American Indians, page 285
Forms of caraguatá
| plural | caraguatás |
|---|---|
| alternative form | caraguata |
Origin of caraguatá
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caraguatá, from Old Tupi karagûatá.
Questions about caraguatá
- What does caraguatá mean?
- Caraguatá means any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (syn. Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.
- What part of speech is caraguatá?
- Caraguatá is a noun.
- What is the plural of caraguatá?
- The plural of caraguatá is caraguatás.
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