I. |karəgwə|tä noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish caraguatá, from Portuguese, from Tupi caragoatá, caraquatá, literally, which scratches those walking
1. : a plant ( Bromelia argentina ) of Argentina and Paraguay with leaves that yield a long silky fiber
2. : the fiber yielded by the caraguata
II. “, ˌkarəˈgwäd.ə
Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish or Portuguese caraguatá
synonym of guzmania