cabuya

f.

1 rope. (Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

2 pita fiber.

3 pita rope, rope made with agave fibers, rope made from pita fibers.

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cabuya

► nombre femenino

1 agave, pita

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SF LAm (Bot) pita, agave; (=fibra) pita fibre; (Náut) (=cuerda) rope, cord, especially one made from pita fibre

- dar cabuya

- ponerse en la cabuya

- vérsele a algn las cabuyas

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femenino

a) (Bot) pita

b) pita fiber*

c) (cuerda) (Col, Ven) rope (esp made from pita fiber)

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femenino

a) (Bot) pita

b) pita fiber*

c) (cuerda) (Col, Ven) rope (esp made from pita fiber)

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cabuya

feminine

1 (Bot) pita

2 (Tex) pita fiber*

3 (Col, Ven) (cuerda) rope (esp made from pita fiber)

tener de esa cabuya un rollo (Ven fam): no me hables de divorcios que de esa cabuya yo tengo un rollo don't talk to me about divorce, I'm an expert on the matter o I know all about it

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cabuya nf

1. [planta] agave

2. [fibra] hemp fibre

3. CAm, Col, Ven [cuerda] rope;

dar cabuya [atar] to moor;

Comp

Ven

darle cabuya a alguien [alentar] to encourage sb;

Comp

Fam

ponerse en la cabuya to catch the drift