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sing-kwa

sing-kwa

9.9
A long climbing plant eaten as a vegetable or dried to make a sponge
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : sing-kwa
  • Farmers in Pakistan grow sing-kwa both for culinary uses and for making bath sponges.

Examples

  • Many Asian dishes include slices of sing-kwa cooked with garlic and other vegetables.

  • The sing-kwa is also valued for its fibrous interior, which can be dried and used as a natural sponge.

  • I bought a fresh sing-kwa at the market.

  • Have you ever tried sing-kwa soup?

  • Farmers in Pakistan grow sing-kwa both for culinary uses and for making bath sponges.

  • Many Asian dishes include slices of sing-kwa cooked with garlic and other vegetables.

  • The sing-kwa is also valued for its fibrous interior, which can be dried and used as a natural sponge.

Synonyms

loofah
vssing-kwa
2 6.4

A tropical climbing plant that produces long, cucumber-like fruit with a stringy inside

is the Pakistan-cultivated form prized for edible young fruit and mature sponges
Luffa acutangula
vssing-kwa
  • Specialized
9.8

A climbing plant from Pakistan with edible young fruits and fibrous mature gourds used as sponges

is the common tropical plant used as a vegetable or for its fibrous sponge
angled loofah
vssing-kwa
  • Indian
8.1

A long green vegetable with ridges that people eat when young and use as a natural sponge after it dries

is the tropical plant generally used either for eating young fruit or for sponges

Surface Forms

sing-kwa singular
sing-kwas plural

Etymology

Sing-kwa comes from Chinese parts sing 'silk' and kwa 'gourd', so it literally means 'silk gourd'. The plant has soft, silk-like fibers inside and is eaten as a vegetable or dried to make a natural sponge, which is why the name fits its use.