"sinkwa towelsponge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sinkwa towelsponges [plural]
Etymology: Sinkwa likely from Cantonese 勝瓜 /胜瓜 (sing³ gwaa¹). Etymology templates: {{der|en|yue|勝瓜}} Cantonese 勝瓜 /胜瓜 (sing³ gwaa¹) Head templates: {{en-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): Flügelgurke [feminine] (German), तुरई (turaī) [feminine] (Hindi), ਤੋਰੀ (torī) [feminine] (Punjabi)
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