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Meaning of "loofah" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOOFAH

From New Latin luffa, from Arabic lūf.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOFAH

loofah  [ˈluːfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOFAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loofah 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 LOOFAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

loofah

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.

Definition of loofah in the English dictionary

The definition of loofah in the dictionary is the fibrous interior of the fruit of the dishcloth gourd, which is dried, bleached, and used as a bath sponge or for scrubbing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOOFAH


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOFAH

loo
loo mask
loo paper
loobies
loobily
looby
looey
loof
loofa
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 LOOFAH

Abdullah
Abu Hanifah
ah
Allah
bah
dah
Deborah
fah
Hannah
hookah
lah
Leah
noah
Sabah
Sarah
Savannah
shah
Utah
yah
yeah

Synonyms and antonyms of loofah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loofah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOFAH

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

Translator English - Chinese

丝瓜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esponja vegetal
570 millions of speakers

English

loofah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लूफै़ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللوف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мочалку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bucha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

loofah
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

luffa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loofah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luffa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘチマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mướp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

loofah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोफहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lif kabağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luffa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loofah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мочалку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lufa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λούφα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loofa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luffa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loofah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loofah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOFAH»

The term «loofah» is regularly used and occupies the 90.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOFAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loofah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loofah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOFAH»

Discover the use of loofah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loofah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pocket Tales Year 5 the Fantastic Tale of King Loofah
Pocket Reads have fantastic breadth and variety of genre, with Pocket Sci-Fi, Pocket Facts and Pocket Chillers making up the rest of the collection of independent readers.
Rhian Baker, 2005
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Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and ...
A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and Their Preparation in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa with More Than 200 Authentic Recipes for the Home Cook Clifford A. Wright. LOOFAH Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
Clifford A. Wright, 2001
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Vegetables of Canada
... Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. English common name: smooth loofah Also: sponge gourd, dishcloth gourd, smooth luffa, sze-kwa, common vegetable sponge French common name: luffa (m) Also: courge-torchon, petole Description and taxonomy  ...
Derek B. Munro, 1997
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The Gourd Book
drawing of the plant that was shown hardly resembled it; but "the story of the loofah" left little doubt, for it said that the plant belonged to the cucumber family and originated in India. About a half century ago, it went on, a Korean king issued an ...
Charles B. Heiser, 1993
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Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma on Marrow Stromal Cells ...
Lucet Vanessa Talamas Ugalde. 60. Total Average of Ca+2 expression in μg/mL measured on B2 Titanium Scaffolds.............78 61. ALP ANOVA of Loofah Batch 1 square root transformed data......................................79 62. ALP ANOVA of Loofah ...
Lucet Vanessa Talamas Ugalde, 2008
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The Woman Who Looks Both Ways (Book 4 of White Rabbit)
As Red Tape (the third book of the series) opens, Loofah believes that he has been betrayed by the charming and handsome Norbert Dentressangle. Moreover , the Frenchman seems to be in league with a seductive female compatriot, who ...
Stuart Oldfield
7
Red Tape (Book 3 of White Rabbit)
Most prominently in this part of the story, it is the self-styled Emergent Propensity who expands Loofah's knowledge base for his great Quest, albeit in the infuriatingly fragmentary way that seems to be the accepted modus operandi of the ...
Stuart Oldfield
8
A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta
Loofah Squash Lotus Root Lotus Seeds Longan Fruit (See Dragon-Eye Fruit) Loofah Squash (si gua; si gwa) $jUTX The loofah squash has dark green skin and prominent ribs that must be peeled. It is sweet tasting and has a tender texture ...
Teresa M. Chen, 2009
9
Vegetables for Health and Healing
Angled Loofah VERNACULAR NAMES: ANGLED LOOFAH, CHINESE OKRA, RIDGED GOURD (ENG); KETOLASEGI, PETOLA SANDING, PETOLA SEGI (MAL ); SEE KWA, SZE KWA (CAN); KAK KUA (HOK); LIN JIAO SI GUA, YOU LIN SI ...
Hean Chooi Ong, 2008
10
White Rabbit
With a maniacal glint in his dinosaur eyes, the Frenchman grabbed Loofah's lapels. 'What have you been telling to the little fat froglet?' he hissed, the teethrimmed jaws snapping in Loofah's face, 'About le cheval depluie? About la femme ...
Stuart Oldfield

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOFAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loofah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Method Splashes Into Summer With New Foaming Body Wash …
The result is a surprising and fun experience, whether you're pumping our foaming body wash into your hand or onto a loofah." Curious to learn ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Go clean, happy feet
Exfoliate the skin: Soak your feet in lukewarm water after a long day out and scrub it gently with a soft loofah every night. This should be done ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Your Ultimate Guide To Packing Toiletries For Summer Vacation …
So when I walk into a hotel and see the absence of a loofah, I'm pretty disappointed. While that might not be the case for everyone, having an extra bar of soap ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
Kelly Bostian: Nothing beats a nice cool birdbath, or dust bath, on a …
A good, sandy dust bath is a bird's version of using a loofah. It exfoliates and removes excess oils to help them maintain their feathers. Creation ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
Friday Fox Follies: Bubble, Bubble, Fox "News" Trouble - PoliticusUSA
When they see which topics fuel the outrage machine, those will be pounded for the rest of the day, until finally Loofah Lad does a whole ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
6
Looking for a holiday closer to home? Here are four UK staycation …
I'd never thought about where my bathroom loofah came from and hadn't ... But Isaac helps cut the loofah, which resembles a large cucumber, ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Taking Long Hair to the Next Level: Laura Bailey's Waist-Grazing …
I learned this lesson a few weeks ago when a string of (ahem, research-driven) spray tans went awry: After attempting to loofah off the evidence ... «Vogue.com, Jul 15»
8
How To Turn Bar Soap Into Liquid Body Wash That's So Much More …
You scoop out roughly the amount of a pea to use with a loofah, sponge, or washcloth and you get the same effects as rubbing a bar of soap onto a surface. «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Exfoliating Before Shaving Is The Way To Go For The Smoothest …
As for why it's better to hit up that loofah before instead of after, eHow has the details. They explained how, since exfoliating removes the top ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
10
How a new friend in Prague became my own velvet revolution
... was conveniently located in the kitchen (if you weren't afraid of electric shock you could reach for your toast without letting go of your loofah). «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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