へちま
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
へちま
– see the following entry.
【
糸瓜
】
[noun]
a
sponge
gourd
; a
dishrag
gourd; a
rag
gourd
[noun]
a
loofah
(
dried fibrous interior used as a sponge
)
Alternative spellings
天糸瓜
,
ヘチマ
(This term,
へちま
(
hechima
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)