baku
(ˈbeɪkʊ)
Also -ou.
[Native name in Philippines.]
A fine kind of straw grown in the Philippines and woven in China.
| 1927 Vogue Mar. 40 Baku, a linen-like straw. 1928 Ibid. 4 Apr. 26 (Advt.), Natural Bakou Straw, trimmed with a feather cockade. 1929 Ibid. 20 Feb. 52 Toque of beige baku straw. 1929 Chicago Tribune 9 May, Bakus and balibuntals. |