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loofah
- /ˈluːfə/
Rhymes with -uːfə
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Borrowed from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).
noun loofahs · loofa · luffa
- Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
- The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
- Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.
verb loofahs · loofahing · loofahed · loofa · luffa
- To clean or scrub with a loofah. And she took good care of my feet, massaging them and loofahing the calluses away.
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noun tropical vine
| Español | estropajo, lufa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수세미 susemi |
| 日本語 | 糸瓜 hechima, 天糸瓜 hechima |
| 中文 | 絲瓜 /丝瓜 sīguā |
| हिन्दी | तुरई turaī |
| Kiswahili | mdodoki |
| Français | loofa, luffa |
| Deutsch | Luffa |
| Italiano | luffa |
| Română | lufa |
| Русский | лю́фа́ ljúfá, лю́ффа ljúffa, лу́ффа lúffa |
| Tiếng Việt | mướp |
| العربية | لِيف līf, لُوف lūf |
noun dried fibrous interior used as a sponge
| Español | estropajo, lufa, pashte |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 絲瓜絡 /丝瓜络 sīguāluò |
| Français | loofah |
| Deutsch | Luffaschwamm, Waschlappen |
| Русский | моча́лка močálka |
| العربية | لِيف līf, لُوف lūf |
Talk about this word "loofah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loofah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. loofah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loofah "loofah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loofah.
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@misc{loofah_2026,
title = {loofah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loofah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
