patola

See also: Patoła

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ)

Noun

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

  1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
  2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
  3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
  4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

patola f (plural patolas)

  1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
  2. (slang) foot
  3. the hook of a crane
  4. a group of fools

Noun

patola m, f (plural patolas)

  1. fool; simpleton
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