bombilla

[ bawm-bee-yah, -lyah ]

/ bɔmˈbi yɑ, -lyɑ /

a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.

Origin of bombilla

First recorded in 1865–70

The bombilla, a silver tube with a bulbous end pierced full of fine holes, is then inserted.

The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston
Each drinker has his own gourd and bombilla, the latter being necessitated by the use of the leaf in the form of a powder.

The Argentine in the Twentieth Century |Albert B. Martinez
A bombilla is a metal tube with a small covered spoonlike head which is perforated with small holes.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens
Women and old men sit immovable in the dust, the bombilla between their lips, in an ecstasy of mat.

South America To-day |Georges Clemenceau

The beverage is then handed round to the company, each person being furnished with a bombilla.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 |Various