బీరకాయ

Telugu

Etymology

From బీర (bīra) +‎ కాయ (kāya). Cognate with Tamil பீர்க்கங்காய் (pīrkkaṅkāy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːɾakaːja/

Noun

బీరకాయ • (bīrakāyan (plural బీరకాయలు)

  1. (botany) the unripe fruit of the sharp-angled cucumber (Luffa acutangula); angled loofah, sinkwa towelsponge

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