caraguata
1 of 2noun
car·a·gua·ta
¦karəgwə¦tä
plural -s
1
: a plant (Bromelia argentina) of Argentina and Paraguay with leaves that yield a long silky fiber
2
: the fiber yielded by the caraguata
Caraguata
2 of 2",
ˌkarəˈgwätə
taxonomic synonym of guzmania
Word History
Etymology
Noun
American Spanish caraguatá, from Portuguese, from Tupi caragoatá, caraquatá, literally, which scratches those walking
New Latin, from Spanish or Portuguese caraguatá
- took something out on someone
- took the checkered flag
- took the count
- took the floor
- took the high road
- took the mickey out of
- took the rap
- took to
- took to task
- took to the airwaves
- took to the bottle
- took to the cleaners
- took up
- took up with
- Tooke
- tool
- tool angle
- tool apron
- tool bit
- tool crib
- tool engineer
- tool engineering
- tool kit
- tool post
- tool pusher