noun
loofah
LOO-fuh
noun
1
A rough sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of a gourd, used for scrubbing the skin while bathing.
"She scrubbed her back with a loofah in the shower."
2
The tropical vine or its long fruit from which such sponges are made.
"The loofah plant grows long, ridged fruit on a climbing vine."
How to Use Loofah
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA textured sponge, made from a dried gourd, used to exfoliate skin in the shower.
Common pairings
scrub with a loofah
a loofah sponge
exfoliating loofah
Word Forms
loofahed past tense, loofahs plural, loofahs singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic lufa, the name of the plant.