cabuya

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cabuya

feminine noun

1rope (CAm, Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

cabuya [cah-boo’-yah]

noun

1Common American agave, a sort of sedge or grass, of which cords are made. (Botany) (f)

2Cord or rope made of the aloes-plant. (Province; Provinicial) (f)

3Sisal hemp. (f)

Dar cabuya, to tie. Ponerse en la abuya -> to grasp the trend of a topic
Verse a uno las cabuyas -> to see what somebody is up to, to see through somebody’s scheme

cabuya

sustantivo:femenino

(Latinoamérica) (Botánica) pita; agave; (fibra) pita fibre; (Náutica) (cuerda) rope; cord; especially one made from pita fibre

dar cabuya (Caribe) to put things off

ponerse en la cabuya (familiar) to cotton on; (familiar)

vérsele a algn las cabuyas to see what sb is up to; see what sb's (little) game is

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw