Patola vs Patela - What's the difference?
patola | patela |
A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
Luffa species (Philippine usage).
Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).
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A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges in India.
(Webster 1913)
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