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Meaning of "loofa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOFA

loofa  [ˈluːfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOFA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loofa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOOFA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

loofa

Luffa

Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines classified in the cucumber family. In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah, usually means the fruit of the two species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula. The fruit of these species is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in China and Vietnam. When the fruit is fully ripened it is very fibrous. The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge which is used in bathrooms and kitchens. Luffa are not frost-hardy, and require 150 to 200 warm days to mature. The name luffa was borrowed by European botanists in the 17th century from the Egyptian Arabic name لوف lūf.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOOFA


calc-tufa
ˈkælkˌtuːfə
chufa
ˈtʃuːfə
doofer
ˈduːfə
flameproofer
ˈfleɪmˌpruːfə
hoofer
ˈhuːfə
loofah
ˈluːfə
mothproofer
ˈmɒθˌpruːfə
proofer
ˈpruːfə
roofer
ˈruːfə
spoofer
ˈspuːfə
subwoofer
ˈsʌbˌwuːfə
tufa
ˈtjuːfə
twofer
ˈtuːfə
waterproofer
ˈwɔːtəˌpruːfə
woofer
ˈwuːfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOFA

loo
loo mask
loo paper
loobies
loobily
looby
looey
loof
loofah
loofful
look
look a gift-horse in the mouth
look after
look alive
look alive!
look as if butter wouldn´t melt in one´s mouth
look back
look daggers
look down
look down one´s nose at

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOFA

Alfa
alfalfa
buffa
fa
ffa
Haifa
jafa
Jaffa
luffa
nakfa
Nuku´alofa
Offa
opera buffa
pfa
sofa
sol-fa
Staffa
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Ufa
Urfa

Synonyms and antonyms of loofa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loofa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOFA

Find out the translation of loofa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loofa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loofa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

loofa
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

loofa
570 millions of speakers

English

loofa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

loofa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

loofa
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Loofa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loofa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

loofa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loofa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loofa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

loofa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘチマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

loofa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loofa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loofa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

loofa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोफहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lif kabağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loofa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loofa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Loofa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

loofa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

loofa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loofa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loofa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loofa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loofa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOFA»

The term «loofa» is regularly used and occupies the 87.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOFA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loofa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOFA»

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Making Scented Soap: 60 Fragrant Soaps and Bath Bombes to ...
A soap embedded loofa that will soften with water to gently exfoliate your skin. With a built-in sponge, this is a perfect idea for a travel soap. ingredients 5'A oz/ 150 g sodium hydroxide 1 3 oz/375 g spring water 10'/2oz/300g olive oil 14 oz/ 400 ...
Linda Hamblen, 2005
2
Greater Health God's Way: Seven Steps to Inner and Outer Beauty
same constituents as urine.'' Upon reading that shocking bit of information, I quickly grabbed my loofa and leaped into the shower immediately. If that doesn't convince you to bathe often and use a dry brush or loofa, I don't know what would .
Stormie Omartian, 1999
3
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cucurbits
Loofa sponge has been used as a medium for the culture of human hepatocyte cell line (Chen et al. 2003). L. cylindrica showed a very good performance as a solid substrate for the development of biofilm aggregating microorganisms capable ...
Yi-Hong Wang, T. K. Behera, Chittaranjan Kole, 2011
4
Weekly World News
Qty Price Total D Night Driving Glasses 6.95 D Spectacles DCIip-ons D Curl & Wave D Electric Vibrator D Sleep Incliner DToenail Clipper D Money Ring D Skin Clear Creme D Loofa Brush Shipping & Handling charges add Name Address .
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End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate
What. Happened. to. O'Reilly's. Loofa? A. Philological. Inquiry. Alexander. Cockburn. THANKSGIVING 2005 BROUGHT US THE ONE-MONTH ANNI- versary of Bill O'Reilly's disclosure on his show that "to protect my family" he had settled with ...
Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, 2007
6
Element Recovery and Sustainability
Both natural and synthetic materials can be used as the carriers for passive immobilisation.13'146 One example of a natural carrier is the Loofa sponge which has been previously suggested as an immobilisation matrix for algal, fungal and ...
Andrew Hunt, George A. Kraus, James H. Clark, 2013
7
High Performance Switches and Routers
TABLE 7.3 Comparison of Stable Marriage Algorithms Algorithm Input Preference List Output Preference List Speedup Complexity MUCFA Urgent value Urgent value 4 co(N2) CCF Output occupancy Urgent value 2 O(N) LOOFA Output ...
H. Jonathan Chao, Bin Liu, 2007
8
Water and Society
The wastewater sample was allowed to pass through a column containing living Bacillus laterosporus immobilized cells on different solid supports (loofa, pumice and sponge one at a time). It was revealed that pumice is more efficient than ...
Darrell W. Pepper, C. A. Brebbia, 2012
9
Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions
Ultrasound may reveal the cystic nature of the fluid-filled masses, especially in children (Hartenberg and Brewer, 1983, and Cave and Adam, 1984). If the cysts fill with air, this may produce a variety of the 'loofa lung'. References. Craig et al.
F W Wright, 2001
10
Issues in Life Sciences—Molecular Biology: 2013 Edition
(RSM) was used to optimize the ß-cyclodextrin (ß-CD) production by cells immobilized on loofa sponge. Interactions were studied with the variables temperature, pH and dextrin concentration using a central composite design ...
‎2013

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOFA»

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1
Reasons Why Bathtime With Your Kids Is a Bad Idea
4) Loofa + young child = disaster. Apparently, "gentle" is not a universally understood term. 5) Kids are gross. It's one thing to wash your kids ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Tobacco budworm difficult to control in geraniums
Next year, for fun, grow loofa squash which is edible when the fruit is young, about 8 to 10 inches long; the fully mature gourd is the “loofa ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
3
Beauty Tips with Dr. Burkenstock: home remedies for cellulite
At home we can get a loofa pad and do strong circular motions on dry skin this is known to improve circulation and can help somewhat with that ... «WGNO, Jun 15»
4
Smell familiar? Bath & Body Works brings back iconic '90s scents for …
Let your loofa lap this gel up before a beach day. Bath & Body works brings back old scents Bath & Body Works. Juniper Breeze: ... «Today.com, Jun 15»
5
10 Things Guys Get Embarrassed About Owning
Loofa. These things work up a hella lather and come in colors like pink and lighter pink. Also, you can't fool me, Axe Shower Tool, you're just a ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Dec 14»
6
Summer vegetable loofa harvest starts
The Loofa or Hechima harvest has started in Okinawa. The harvest season is from the end of May to July. Mainland Japanese do not have the ... «Ryukyushimpo, May 14»

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