grugru
noun
gru·gru
ˈgrü(ˌ)grü
plural -s
1
or less commonly grugru palm or gri-gri : any of several tropical American spiny palms (as the West Indian Acrocomia aculeata and the Brazilian A. sclerocarpa)
ˈgrē(ˌ)grē
2
or grugru grub or less commonly grugru worm : a large edible grub that is the larva of certain tropical American weevils (genus Rhyncophorus) and that develops in and feeds on the pith of coconut and other palm trees and sometimes sugarcane
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish (Puerto Rico) grugrú, of Cariban origin; akin to Yao grugru, literally, basket made of grugru