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luffa

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See also: Luffa and lúffa

English

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Noun

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luffa (plural luffas)

  1. Alternative spelling of loofah

French

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Noun

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luffa m (plural luffas)

  1. loofah

Italian

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Etymology

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From New Latin, from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈluf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -uffa
  • Hyphenation: lùf‧fa

Noun

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luffa f (plural luffe)

  1. loofah (a kind of tropical vine)

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Arguably from English loaf (to be idle), possibly influenced by lufsa.

Verb

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luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)

  1. (colloquial) bum around
  2. (colloquial) island-hop, backpack
Conjugation
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Conjugation of luffa (weak)
active passive
infinitive luffa luffas
supine luffat luffats
imperative luffa
imper. plural1 luffen
present past present past
indicative luffar luffade luffas luffades
ind. plural1 luffa luffade luffas luffades
subjunctive2 luffe luffade luffes luffades
present participle luffande
past participle luffad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch loeven or English luff.

Verb

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luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)

  1. (nautical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of luffa (weak)
active passive
infinitive luffa luffas
supine luffat luffats
imperative luffa
imper. plural1 luffen
present past present past
indicative luffar luffade luffas luffades
ind. plural1 luffa luffade luffas luffades
subjunctive2 luffe luffade luffes luffades
present participle luffande
past participle luffad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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