sinkwa towelsponge

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sinkwa towelsponge (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
• sinkwa towel gourd

 

Translations

vegetable

• German: Flügelgurke f
• Hindi: तुरई (hi) f (turaī)
• Punjabi: ਤੋਰੀ (pa) f (torī)

References

• sinkwa towelsponge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Luffa acutangula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Luffa acutangula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons