sikwa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 絲瓜丝瓜 (si1 gwaa1).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sik‧wa

Noun

sikwa

  1. either of the two loofah vines Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula
  2. the fruit of these plants used in cooking