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Patola vs Payola - What's the difference?

patola | payola |

As nouns the difference between patola and payola

is that patola is a double ikat, usually silk, from gujarat, western india while payola is (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).

patola

English

(wikipedia patola)

Noun

  • 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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    payola

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia payola)
  • (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).