gourd

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.[1]
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 (fi) (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／葫芦 (zh) (húlu), 瓜 (zh) (guā) 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 (qarʿ) 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 (qarʿ) Egyptian Arabic: قرع‎ m pl (ʾarʿ) 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, کَدّو‎

informal: loaded dice — See also translations at loaded dice

slang: head

Bulgarian: тиква (bg) f (tikva) Chinese: Mandarin: 脑瓜 (zh), 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

References

1. Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1898) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell‎, Henry Altemus Company, retrieved December 8, 2014, page 541

Further reading

• American Gourd Society

Anagrams

• groud

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French

Etymology

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.

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Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

gourd m

1. (Jersey) numb