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patola

patola noun: a double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.

Noun

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

  1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
  2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
  3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
  4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

Forms of patola

pluralpatolas

Origin of patola

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

Questions about patola

What does patola mean?
Patola means a double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
What part of speech is patola?
Patola is a noun.
What is the plural of patola?
The plural of patola is patolas.

Words near patola in the dictionary

  1. Patnos
  2. pato
  3. Patoc
  4. patois
  5. Patoka
  6. patola
  7. patolas
  8. patole
  9. patolli
  10. Paton
  11. patonce

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