transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
also luf·fa ˈlü-fə
Etymology: New Latin luffa, from Arabic lūf
Date: 1887
1. : any of a genus ( Luffa ) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with large fruits ; also : its fruit
2. : a sponge consisting of the fibrous skeleton of the fruit of a loofah (especially Luffa aegyptiaca )