sinkwa towelsponge

noun

A gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.

Similar
angled loofahangled luffaChinese okraribbed gourdribbed loofahribbed luffaridged gourdsilky gourd
OriginCantonese 勝瓜 /胜瓜 →
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Meanings

nounsinkwa towelsponge (plural sinkwa towelsponges)

plural sinkwa towelsponges

  1. A gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.

    Synonyms: angled loofah, angled luffa, Chinese okra, ribbed gourd, ribbed loofah, ribbed luffa, ridged gourd, silky gourd

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.

Similar
angled loofahangled luffaChinese okraribbed gourdribbed loofahribbed luffaridged gourdsilky gourdsinkwa towel gourd

Origin

  1. Cantonese勝瓜 /胜瓜
  2. Englishsinkwa towelsponge

Sinkwa likely from Cantonese 勝瓜 /胜瓜 (sing³ gwaa¹).

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Translations

German Flügelgurke
  • Flügelgurkevegetable
Hindi तुरई
  • तुरई (turaī)vegetable
Indonesian gambas, oyong
  • gambasvegetable
  • oyongvegetable
Punjabi ਤੋਰੀ
  • ਤੋਰੀ (torī)vegetable
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