Loofah

Quick meaning: Loofah is a noun meaning Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

Meaning

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

More Meanings

1. The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
2. Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.
3. (ambitransitive) To clean or scrub with a loofah.

Example Sentences

And she took good care of my feet, massaging them and loofahing the calluses away.

I may have snuck in showering myself—plus shaving, loofahing, hair blow-drying, reapplying makeup, changing my outfit five times, and winding up in what I started out with.

Word Forms

• loofahs
• loofa
• loofahing
• loofahed

Synonyms for loofah

Depending on context, synonyms include luffa, loofa.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loofa, luffa, sponge, chameleon, towel, terry.

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