loofah
/ˈluːfə/
loofah noun: any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
Noun
loofah (plural loofahs)
Verb
loofah (third-person singular simple present loofahs, present participle loofahing, simple past and past participle loofahed)
- To clean or scrub with a loofah.
- And she took good care of my feet, massaging them and loofahing the calluses away.2006, Scott Dikkers, Peter Hilleren, Destined for Destiny, page 63
- I may have snuck in showering myself—plus shaving, loofahing, hair blow-drying, reapplying makeup, changing my outfit five times, and winding up in what I started out with.2012, Jill Smolinski, Objects of My Affection
loofah meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Arabic
loofah in Hindi
- tropical vine
- तुरई turaī
loofah in Malayalam
- tropical vine
- പീച്ചിംഗ pīcciṅga
loofah in Punjabi
- tropical vine
- ਤੋਰੀ torī
loofah in Arabic
- tropical vine
- لِيف līf, لُوف lūf
- dried fibrous interior used as a sponge
- لِيف līf, لُوف lūf
More languagesFewer languages
- loofah in Malay
- petola
- loofah in Indonesian
- luffa
- loofah in Persian
- پیلگوش pilguš
- loofah in Thai
- บวบ bùuap
- loofah in Vietnamese
- mướp
Forms of loofah
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | loofahs |
| alternative form | loofa |
| alternative form | luffa |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | loofahs |
| present participle | loofahing |
| past participle | loofahed |
| past | loofahed |
Origin of loofah
Borrowed from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).
Words formed from loofah
- angled loofah
- smooth loofah
Words that rhyme with loofah
Questions about loofah
- What does loofah mean?
- Loofah means any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
- What is loofah in Hindi?
- Loofah in Hindi is तुरई (turaī). See Loofah meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is loofah?
- Loofah can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce loofah?
- Loofah is pronounced /ˈluːfə/.
- What is the plural of loofah?
- The plural of loofah is loofahs.
Words near loofah in the dictionary
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