English
hechima
Hechima comes from Japanese 糸瓜 ‘a sponge gourd’.
- Japanesemodern糸瓜hechima‘a sponge gourd’
- Englishtodayhechima
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern糸瓜hechima‘a sponge gourd’
- Englishtodayhechima
Every English word from Japanese 糸瓜
Today it means
noun Synonym of loofah (“dried fibrous interior of tropical vine”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 糸瓜 / hechima