sikwa

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cantonese 絲瓜丝瓜 (si1 gwaa1).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sik‧wa

Noun

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sikwa

  1. either of the two loofah vines Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula
  2. the fruit of these plants used in cooking