Patola vs Payola - What's the difference?
patola | payola |
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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(US) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).