peechinga
[
Malayalam
]
Ridged gourd or angled loofah. A type of gourd characterised by ten ridges which run its length.
Synonyms in other languages
Bengali
ঝিঙ্গে (
jhingga
)
Gujarati
tooria
turai
turiya
Hindi
hirekai
jhingli
kali
silk gourd
thorai
turai
तोरै (
torai
)
Konkani
ghosalen
Latin names
Luffa acutangula
Marathi
dodka
shirali
Sinhala
වැටකොලු (
vetakolu
)
Tamil
பீர்க்கங்காய் (
peerkangkai
)
Telugu
birakaaya
బీరకాయ (
beerakayi
)
Countries
India
Regions
Kerala
Related terms
பீர்க்கங்காய்
shirali
silk gourd
బీరకాయ