sinkwa towelsponge

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sinkwa towelsponge

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

noun 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.

    Similar: angled loofah, angled luffa, Chinese okra, ribbed gourd, ribbed loofah, ribbed luffa, ridged gourd, silky gourd, sinkwa towel gourd

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noun vegetable

हिन्दीतुरई turaī
DeutschFlügelgurke

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@misc{sinkwa_towelsponge_2026,
  title = {sinkwa towelsponge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinkwa%20towelsponge},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}