gourde
English
Noun
gourde (plural gourdes)
Anagrams
French
Etymology 1
From Old French coorde, with the initial c- later vocalized, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of courge.
Pronunciation
Noun
gourde f (plural gourdes)
- gourd
- (by extension) water bottle; flask; canteen (water bottle used by soldiers, camper etc.)
Etymology 2
Influenced by the adjective gourd (“clumsy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gourde f (plural gourdes)
- (colloquial) clot, dope; idiot
Adjective
gourde
Further reading
- “gourde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Adjective
gourde
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