patola

Meaning

Noun

  • A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
  • Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
  • Trichosanthes cucumerina (species) (Sinhalese usage).
  • Trichosanthes dioica (species) (Portuguese usage).

Origin

  • Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં, plural of પટોળું

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