toquilla
/ˌtōˈkēyə
/noun
1A palmlike tree, Carludovica palmata, native to South America.
1.1The fiber obtained from the toquilla, used especially to make hats.But do not mistake any straw hat for a panama hat: only genuine panama hats are handcrafted and made from toquilla straw, ensuring the highest quality and a modern look....
- As aforementioned, genuine panama hats are made of toquilla straw, and the Ecuadorian weaving process is extremely laborious.
- He has been harvesting toquilla straw for most of his fifty years, traveling ten miles inland with other straw cutters to areas where the plant grows, including hillsides where each family has been assigned a lot.
Origin
Late 19th century: from an American Spanish use of Spanish toquilla 'small gauze headdress', diminutive of toca 'toque'.
- take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
- take the part of
- take the piss (out of someone/thing)
- take the place of
- take the plunge
- take the rap
- take the rough with the smooth
- take the salute
- take the shine off
- take the starch out of
- take the trouble
- take the veil
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- take thought
- take time by the forelock
- take to
- take to one's bed
- take to one's heels
- take to something like a duck to water
- take to the bush
- take to the road (or take the road)
- take turns (or take it in turns)
- take-up
- take up arms