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