luffa

== English == === Noun === luffa (plural luffas) Alternative spelling of loofah. == French == === Noun === luffa m (plural luffas) loofah == Italian == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈluf.fa/ Rhymes: -uffa Hyphenation: lùf‧fa === Noun === luffa f (plural luffe) loofah (a kind of tropical vine) == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Arguably from English loaf (“to be idle”), possibly influenced by lufsa. ==== Verb ==== luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa) (colloquial) bum around (colloquial) island-hop, backpack ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== luffare tågluffa === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Dutch loeven or English luff. ==== Verb ==== luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa) (nautical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ===== Conjugation ===== === References === “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “luffa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) luffa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)