Ridged gourd or angled loofah. A type of gourd characterised by ten ridges which run its length.

Synonyms in other languages

Gujarati

• tooria
• turai
• turiya

Hindi

• hirekai
• jhingli
• kali
• silk gourd
• thorai
• turai
• तोरै (torai)

Konkani

• ghosalen

Latin names

• Luffa acutangula

Malayalam

• peechinga

Marathi

• dodka
• shirali

Sinhala

• වැටකොලු (vetakolu)

Tamil

• பீர்க்கங்காய் (peerkangkai)

Telugu

• birakaaya
• బీరకాయ (beerakayi)

Countries

• Bangladesh
• India

Regions

• West Bengal