gourd

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita.

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡʊəd/, /ɡɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɹd/, /ɡɔːɹd/
• Homophone: gored

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.

• gourdful
• saw gourds

• basket
• bucket
• calabash
• calabaza

• American Gourd Society

• groud

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʁ/

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

1. numb
2. maladroit, gauche

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

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

gourd m

1. (Jersey) numb