Meaning & use
totora
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A tall reed plant native to the Andes, traditionally used to build boats, mats, and even floating islands.
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Fishermen on Lake Titicaca still build boats from bundled totora reeds.
The Uros people construct entire floating islands out of totora.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Quechua, the word is central to descriptions of traditional Andean altiplano culture and craft.
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