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loofah

loofah

English

Alternative forms

loofa, luffa

Noun

loofah ‎(plural loofahs)

A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd
The dried fibrous interior used as a sponge for bathing

Translations

tropical vine

Arabic: لِيف ‎(līf), لُوف ‎(lūf)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 勝瓜, 胜瓜 ‎(sing³ gwaa¹)

Mandarin: 絲瓜 (zh), 丝瓜 (zh) ‎(sīguā)

Min Nan: 竹篙瓜 ‎(tek-ko-koe), 米管瓜 ‎(bí-kńg-koe), 鼠瓜 ‎(chhí-koe, chhú-koe), 水瓜 ‎(chúi-koe), 布瓜 ‎(pò͘-koe)

Finnish: pesusienikurkku
Persian: پیلگوش ‎(pilguš)
Russian: лю́фа́ (ru) f ‎(ljúfá), лю́ффа (ru) f ‎(ljúffa), лу́ффа f ‎(lúffa)

dried fibrous interior used as a sponge

Chinese:
Mandarin: 絲瓜絡 (zh), 丝瓜络 (zh) ‎(sīguāluò)
Finnish: pesusieni (fi)

Kurdish:
Sorani: لفکه‌
Russian: моча́лка (ru) f ‎(močálka)