gourd

English

Etymology

From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡʊəd/, /ɡɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɚd/, /ɡɔɹd/

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• Rhymes: -ʊəd, -ɔː(ɹ)d, -ʊɹd
• Homophone: gored

Noun

gourd (plural gourds)

gourds, fruit of Lagenaria or Cucurbita, probably of Cucurbita pepo

1. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
2. A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
3. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
4. (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
5. (informal) loaded dice.
6. (slang) A person's head.

   I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.

Derived terms

• ash gourd
• bitter gourd
• bottle gourd
• coyote gourd
• dishcloth gourd
• gourdful
• gourd rattle
• ivy gourd
• like a martin to his gourd
• like a martin to its gourd
• Missouri gourd
• out of one's gourd
• saw gourds
• serpent gourd
• slipper gourd
• snake gourd
• soap gourd
• sour gourd
• sponge gourd
• squash and gourd bee
• succade gourd
• tallow gourd
• towel gourd
• wax gourd
• West Indian gourd
• white gourd
• winter gourd

 

Translations

vine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓜 (zh) (guā)

• Finnish: kurpitsa (fi) (Cucurbita); pallokurpitsa (Lagenaria)
• Portuguese: cabaceira (pt) f, cuieira f

fruit

• Achuar: yuwi
• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} قَرْع m (qarʕ)
• Armenian: դդում (hy) (ddum)
• Assamese: লাউ (lau)
• Bulgarian: кратуна (bg) f (kratuna)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葫蘆／葫芦 (zh) (húlu), 瓜 (zh) (guā)

• Esperanto: kukurbo
• Finnish: kurpitsa (fi)
• French: calebasse (fr) f
• Galician: cabaza (gl) f, batefa f
• Greek:

  Ancient: τολύπη f (tolúpē)

• Hebrew: דלעת (he)
• Hungarian: tök (hu)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} zucca (it)
• Japanese: 瓢箪 (ja) (ひょうたん, hyōtan), ヒョウタン (hyōtan)
• Korean: 박 (ko) (bak)
• Lakota: wagmu
• Latin: cucurbita (la) f
• Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} гргуле n (grgule)
• Malay: labu (ms)
• Manchu: ᡥᠣᡨᠣ (hoto)
• Maori: omoomo, hue, kīaka, kamokamo
• Middle English: gourde
• Mongolian: шийгуа (mn) (šiigua)
• Nahuatl: ayohtli (nah)
• Navajo: ndilkal
• Persian: کدو (fa) (kadu), اج (fa) (oj)
• Polish: tykwa (pl) f
• Portuguese: cabaça (pt) f, cuia (pt) f
• Quechua: sapallu
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva), горля́нка (ru) f (gorljánka)
• Sanskrit: कुम्भाण्डी (sa) f (kumbhāṇḍī)
• Sicilian: cucuzza (scn) f
• Spanish: calabaza (es) f
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} kalebass (sv) c
• Thai: ^{(please verify)} ฟัก (th) (fák), มะระ (th) (má-rá)
• Turkish: sukabağı (tr), susak (tr)
• Unami: xkànakhàkw

dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit

• Arabic: قَرْع m (qarʕ)
• Bulgarian: кратуна (bg) f (kratuna)
• Chichewa: mphonda
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葫蘆／葫芦 (zh) (húlu)

• Dutch: kalebasfles
• Finnish: kalebassi (fi)
• French: calebasse (fr) f
• Georgian: გოგრა (gogra), კვახი (ḳvaxi)
• German: Kalebasse (de) f
• Hebrew: דלעת (he)
• Italian: zucca (it) f
• Japanese: 瓢箪 (ja) (ひょうたん, hyōtan), ヒョウタン (hyōtan)
• Korean: 박 (ko) (bak), 바가지 (ko) (bagaji)
• Latin: cucurbita (la) f
• Macedonian: црпка f (crpka), ле́јка f (léjka)
• Mongolian: шийгуа (mn) (šiigua)
• Navajo: adeeʼ
• Persian: سفچ (fa) (safč)
• Portuguese: cabaça (pt), porongo (pt)
• Quechua: p'uru
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva)
• Sicilian: cucuzza (scn) f, scorcia dâ cucuzza f
• Spanish: calabaza (es) f, calabacino m
• Swedish: kalebass (sv) c
• Thai: ไม้จำพวกนำ้เต้าและบวบ
• Turkish: susak (tr)
• Vietnamese: cây bầu

climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae

• Arabic: قَرْع m (qarʕ)

  Egyptian Arabic: قرع m pl (ʔarʕ)

• Chamicuro: chooma
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葫蘆／葫芦 (zh) (húlu), 瓜 (zh) (guā)

• Dutch: kalebas (nl)
• Finnish: kurkkukasvi (fi)
• French: calebasse (fr) f
• Italian: zucca (it) f
• Japanese: 瓢箪 (ひょうたん, hyōtan)
• Korean: 박 (ko) (bak)
• Latin: cucurbita (la) f
• Macedonian: црпка f (crpka), ле́јка f (léjka), па́гур m (págur)
• Middle English: gourde
• Navajo: ndilkal
• Portuguese: cabaça (pt) f
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva)
• Spanish: calabaza (es) f, bangaña f
• Thai: ฟัก (th) (fák)
• Turkish: sukabağı (tr)
• Urdu: گھیا (ghyā), کَدّو (kaddo)

informal: loaded dice — see also loaded dice

slang: head

• Bulgarian: тиква (bg) f (tikva)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腦瓜／脑瓜 (zh) (nǎoguā)

• Dutch: kop (nl)
• Finnish: kaali (fi)
• Italian: zucca (it) f
• Korean: 박 (ko) (bak)
• Macedonian: тиква f (tikva), црпка f (crpka), лејка f (lejka)
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva), башка́ (ru) f (bašká), коча́н (ru) m (kočán)
• Swedish: skalle (sv) c
• Telugu: తలకాయ (te) (talakāya)
• Turkish: kabak (tr), kelle (tr)

See also

• basket
• bucket
• calabash
• calabaza
• cucurbitaceous

Further reading

• American Gourd Society

Anagrams

• groud

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʁ/

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Adjective

gourd (feminine gourde, masculine plural gourds, feminine plural gourdes)

1. numb
2. maladroit, gauche

Further reading

• “gourd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

Adjective

gourd m

1. (Jersey) numb