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caraguatás

caraguatás is the plural of caraguatá.

Meaning of caraguatá

Noun

caraguatá (plural caraguatás)

  1. 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

Questions about caraguatás

What is caraguatás the plural of?
Caraguatás is the plural of caraguatá.

Words near caraguatás in the dictionary

  1. carageens
  2. caragheen
  3. caraguata
  4. caraguatas
  5. caraguatá
  6. caraguatás
  7. Caraho
  8. caraholic
  9. caraholics
  10. caraibe
  11. caraibes

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