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loofa

loofa

1 8.1
A dried plant sponge used for washing the body
  • noun
  • /ˈluːfə/
  • US
translation icon : esponja de lufa
  • You used my loofa?

Examples

  • She loves to use a loofa to exfoliate her skin in the shower.

  • Seaweed wrap, loofa, belly rub, tail waxing...

  • Hey, did you take my loofa?

  • More precisely, we used your loofa.

  • By the way, where did you get that loofa mitt?

  • You used my loofa again, didn't you?

  • Something about a loofa on her boyfriend's dick.

  • After showering, he rinsed his loofa thoroughly to remove any soap residue.

  • The loofa serves as a natural sponge for washing dishes in the kitchen.

Synonyms

loofah
vsloofa
8 6.7

The dried stringy inside of the fruit that people use as a natural sponge for washing

is used for washing and also for straining
loufah sponge
vsloofa
  • UK
1 6.3

A natural pad of dried plant fibers from a luffa fruit used for washing skin or dishes

is also used as a strainer rather than only for scrubbing
luffa
vsloofa
9.1

A dry fibrous sponge made from the inside of a plant fruit used for washing the body

is used more generally for washing or straining in many contexts

How Rough

steel wool
4 3.0
scrub brush
2 2.3
loofa
  • US
1 8.1
washcloth
  • US
22 1.0
sponge
77 1.0

Surface Forms

loofa singular
loofas plural

Etymology

The word loofa comes from the Arabic word lūf, which means 'sponge' or the dried plant used for cleaning. That's why a loofa is the dried, fibrous part of a fruit that we use like a bath 'sponge' to wash or scrub.