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gourd en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡʊəd/ without the pour–poor merger
• /ɡʊɚd/ (General-American)
• /ɡɔːd/ pour–poor merger
• (US) audio
• /ɡɔɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

shepherd's gourd · saw gourds · snake gourd · gourder · squash and gourd bee · out of one's gourd · ivy gourd · coyote gourd · gourdification · slipper gourd · gourdworm · Malabar gourd · soap gourd · winter gourd · West Indian gourd · bitter gourd · white gourd · tallow gourd · Chinese snake gourd · gourd rattle · succade gourd · gourdlike · like a martin to his gourd · towel gourd · gooseberry gourd · fig-leaf gourd · wax gourd · pilgrim's gourd · ash gourd · dishcloth gourd · bottle gourd · Missouri gourd · sponge gourd · gourdful · sour gourd · serpent gourd · like a martin to its gourd

Relateds

calabash · bucket · basket · calabaza · cucurbitaceous

Translations (146)

es güiro (vine) · sv skalle (slang: head) · scn cucuzza (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · bho लौकी (fruit) · cmn 葫蘆 /葫芦 (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · te తలకాయ (slang: head) · es guash (vine) · sq susak (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · qu sapallu (fruit) · ja ヒョウタン (fruit) · enm gourde (fruit) · hy դդում (fruit) · ja 瓢箪 (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · cmn 瓜 (fruit) · fi kurpitsa (fruit) · cmn 瓜 (vine) · as লাউ (fruit) · ru ты́ква (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · nv adeeʼ (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · scn caramazza (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · fa اج (fruit) · it zucca (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · bg тиква (slang: head) · es ahuyama (fruit) · ru ты́ква (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ka გოგრა (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · es pipián (vine) · ru ты́ква (slang: head) · sa कुम्भाण्डी (fruit) · es pumpo (vine) · srn gobi (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ko 박 (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · th มะระ (fruit) · es auyama (fruit) · ja ヒョウタン (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · fi kaali (slang: head) · bg кратуна (fruit) · scn scorcia dâ cucuzza (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ka კვახი (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · qu p'uru (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · gl cabaza (fruit) · pt cuieira (vine) · es jicalpextle (jicalpeshtle) (vine) · tr kelle (slang: head) · mk лејка (slang: head) · de Birne (slang: head) · lkt wagmu (fruit) · da flaskegræskar (fruit) · ko 박 (slang: head) · ru ты́ква (fruit) · pt cabaça (fruit) · nl kalebas (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · he דלעת (fruit) · de Rübe (slang: head) · es guaje (fruit) · mnc ᡥᠣᡨᠣ (fruit) · es ayote (fruit) · fi kurkkukasvi (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · de Flaschenkürbis (fruit) · vi cây bầu (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · eo kukurbo (fruit) · pt cabaça (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · da kalabas (fruit) · mi kīaka (fruit) · pl tykwa (fruit) · th ฟัก (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · nl kop (slang: head) · ur کَدّو (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · la cucurbita (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · mi hue (fruit) · nl kalebasfles (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · sv kalebass (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · arz قرع (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · mi omoomo (fruit) · fr calebasse (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · ja 瓢箪 (fruit) · ur گھیا (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · bg кратуна (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · hu tök (fruit) · ko 박 (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · fi pallokurpitsa (vine) · ko 박 (fruit) · fr calebasse (fruit) · ota قباق (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · mn шийгуа (fruit) · cmn 瓜 (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · ko 바가지 (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · mk ле́јка (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · fa کدو (fruit) · cmn 葫蘆 /葫芦 (fruit) · unm xkànakhàkw (fruit) · mk па́гур (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · gl batefa (fruit) · es pipián (fruit) · mn шийгуа (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · tr susak (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ms labu (fruit) · pt cabaça (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · es ayacaste (fruit) · th ไม้จำพวกนำ้เต้าและบวบ (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ar قَرْع (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · cmn 葫蘆 /葫芦 (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · it zucca (slang: head) · scn cucuzza (fruit) · ja 瓢箪 (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ota قباق (fruit) · ny mphonda (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · ar قَرْع (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · mk тиква (slang: head) · ccc chooma (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · mk црпка (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · cmn 腦瓜 /脑瓜 (slang: head) · ru коча́н (slang: head) · tr sukabağı (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · tr kabak (slang: head) · ru горля́нка (fruit) · de Kalebasse (fruit) · mk црпка (slang: head) · la cucurbita (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · fr calebasse (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · tr sukabağı (fruit) · it zucca (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · tr susak (fruit) · acu yuwi (fruit) · mk црпка (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · fa سفچ (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · es ayacaste (vine) · mk ле́јка (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · grc τολύπη (fruit) · pt cabaceira (vine) · fi kurpitsa (vine) · hi लौकी (vine) · pt porongo (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · nv ndilkal (fruit) · nah ayohtli (fruit) · es jicalpestle (vine) · ru башка́ (slang: head) · la cucurbita (fruit) · fi kalebassi (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · nv ndilkal (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · de Kalebasse (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · he דלעת (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit) · enm gourde (climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae) · pt cuia (fruit) · hi लौकी (fruit) · mi kamokamo (fruit)

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