caroa
noun
ca·roa
\¦karə¦wä\
Definition of caroa
-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
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Origin and Etymology of caroa
Portuguese caroá, from Tupi
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