gourd
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡʊəd/, /ɡɔːd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡʊɚd/, /ɡɔɹd/
- Rhymes: -ʊəd, -ɔː(ɹ)d, -ʊɹd
- Homophone: gored
Noun
[edit]gourd (plural gourds)
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- Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
- The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
- (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
- (informal) Loaded dice.[1]
- (slang) A person's head.
- I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]vine
fruit
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dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit
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climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae
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informal: loaded dice — see also loaded dice
slang: head
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gourd (feminine gourde, masculine plural gourds, feminine plural gourdes)
Further reading
[edit]- “gourd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.
Adjective
[edit]gourd m
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