loofah en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈluːfə/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).
Meanings
- Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
- The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
- Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| luffa | alternative | lexicographic | |
| loofa | alternative | lexicographic | |
| loofahs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (75)
ar لُوف (tropical vine) · es pashte (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · be мача́лка (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · uz mochalka (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · fi pesusieni (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ar لُوف (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · nan-hbl 米管瓜 (tropical vine) · kk сәнқабақ (tropical vine) · pa ਤੋਰੀ (tropical vine) · de Waschlappen (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ru лю́ффа (tropical vine) · be вяхо́тка (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · nl luffa (tropical vine) · arz ليف (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ca luffa (tropical vine) · ru моча́лка (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · pl trukwa (tropical vine) · vi mướp (tropical vine) · de Luffa (tropical vine) · ka ნეჭა (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ml പീച്ചിംഗ (tropical vine) · cmn 絲瓜絡 /丝瓜络 (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · gl estropallos (tropical vine) · fa پیلگوش (tropical vine) · sw mdodoki (tropical vine) · ar لِيف (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · nan-hbl 布瓜 (tropical vine) · ckb لفکە (tropical vine) · yue 水瓜 (tropical vine) · ru лю́фа́ (tropical vine) · nan-hbl 鼠瓜 (tropical vine) · fr luffa (tropical vine) · eo lufo (tropical vine) · it luffa (tropical vine) · fr loofa (tropical vine) · ar لِيف (tropical vine) · uk мачу́лка (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · gl luffa (tropical vine) · fa-ira لیف (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · fi pesusienikurkku (tropical vine) · tr lif (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · cs lufa (tropical vine) · sv luffasläktet (tropical vine) · ha soso (tropical vine) · es estropajo (tropical vine) · et käsnkõrvits (tropical vine) · yue 勝瓜 /胜瓜 (tropical vine) · kg nsana (tropical vine) · es lufa (tropical vine) · nan-hbl 竹篙瓜 (tropical vine) · ms petola (tropical vine) · th บวบ (tropical vine) · cmn 絲瓜 /丝瓜 (tropical vine) · ro lufa (tropical vine) · az luffa (tropical vine) · es lufa (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · be мачу́лька (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · fr loofah (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · km ននោង (tropical vine) · hi तुरई (tropical vine) · uk моча́лка (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ga lúfach (tropical vine) · pl gąbka z trukwy (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · cs mycí houba (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · hu luffaszivacs (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · arz ليفه (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ckb لفکە (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ja 天糸瓜 (tropical vine) · ru лу́ффа (tropical vine) · id luffa (tropical vine) · ko 수세미 (tropical vine) · de Luffaschwamm (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · ja 糸瓜 (tropical vine) · es estropajo (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) · nan-hbl 水瓜 (tropical vine)