# sinkwa towelsponge

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.

## Etymology
Sinkwa likely from Cantonese 勝瓜 /胜瓜 (sing³ gwaa¹).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sinkwa-towelsponge