caroa

noun

ca·​roa

¦karə¦wä

plural -s

1

: a Brazilian plant (Neoglaziovia variegata) related to the pinguin

2

: the silky resistant leaf fiber of the caroa plant used especially locally in making cordage, coarse cloth, and paper

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese caroá, from Tupi

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