- sponge for bathing
- (n) joosiraŋo.
English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
sponge for bathing
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sponge — n. & v. n. 1 any aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera, with pores in its body wall and a rigid internal skeleton. 2 a the skeleton of a sponge, esp. the soft light elastic absorbent kind used in bathing, cleansing surfaces, etc. b a piece of… … Useful english dictionary
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loofah — (LOO fah) [Arabic] A large fruit of the gourd family, also known as the dishcloth gourd; the dried, fibrous interior of the fruit is used in industrial filters and as a rough sponge for bathing and dishwashing … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
