gourd

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡʊəd/, /ɡɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɹd/, /ɡɔːɹd/
• 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) Head.

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

Derived terms

• gourdful
• saw gourds

Translations

vine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓜 (zh) (guā)

• Finnish: kurpitsa (Cucurbita); pallokurpitsa (Lagenaria)

• Portuguese: cabaceira (pt) f, cuieira f

fruit

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

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

• Finnish: kurpitsa
• 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)
• Maori: omoomo, hue, kīaka, kamokamo
• Mongolian: шийгуа (mn) (šijgua)
• Navajo: ndilkal
• Portuguese: cabaça (pt) f, cuia (pt) f
• Quechua: sapallu
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva), горля́нка (ru) f (gorljánka)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} 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 (qarʿ)
• Bulgarian: кратуна (bg) f (kratuna)
• Chichewa: mphonda
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葫蘆 (zh), 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) (šijgua)
• Navajo: adeeʼ
• Persian: سفچ‎ (fa) (safč)
• Portuguese: cabaça (pt), porongo (pt)
• Quechua: p'uru
• Russian: ты́ква (ru) f (týkva)
• 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 (qarʿ)

  Egyptian Arabic: قرع‎ m pl (ʾarʿ)

• Chamicuro: chooma
• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: kalebas (nl)
• Finnish: kurkkukasvi
• 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)
• 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, کَدّو‎

informal: loaded dice — See also translations at loaded dice

slang: head

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

  Mandarin: 脑瓜 (zh), 腦瓜 (zh) (năoguā)

• Dutch: kop (nl)
• Finnish: kaali (fi)
• Italian: zucca (it) f

• Korean: 박 (ko) (bak)
• 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

Further reading

• American Gourd Society

Anagrams

• groud

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʁ/

Adjective

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

1. numb
2. maladroit, gauche

Further reading

• “gourd” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

gourd m

1. (Jersey) numb