Meaning of caraguatá | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (syn. Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.

Examples

“Of the "végétation rabougrie," the cactus and the caraguatá bromelia appeared to be the most general.”

“[...] women are constantly occupied with making thread, netting, or needle-looping. The development of techniques of string work was favored by the abundance of the Bromelia which provide excelllent raw material. The caraguatá (Bromelia sp.) are uprooted [...]”

“Some edible species of caraguatá (Bromelia sp.) are found in the forested areas of the Chaco. [...] They leave in small family groups with their caraguatá fiber bags strapped across their foreheads, carrying long poles hooked at the far end [...]”

“On the lower shelf observe leaves and fibre of the Caraguata (Bromelia argentina, Baker), from the Argentine Republic.”

“The goddess is also the one who introduced the caraguata, the bromeliad whose fibers the Ishir use to craft domestic and ceremonial cloths: [...]”

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