English Explanatory Dictionary

gourd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  5. Loaded dice.
  6. A person's head.

Pronunciation

/ɡʊəd/ /ɡɔːd/ /ɡʊɚd/ /ɡɔɹd/ en-us-gourd.ogg

Word forms

gourd gourds

Etymology

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

Related words

basket bucket calabash calabaza cucurbitaceous

Derived words

ash gourd bitter gourd bottle gourd Chinese snake gourd coyote gourd dishcloth gourd fig-leaf gourd gooseberry gourd gourder gourdful gourdification gourdlike gourd rattle gourdworm ivy gourd like a martin to his gourd like a martin to its gourd Malabar gourd Missouri gourd out of one's gourd pilgrim's gourd saw gourds serpent gourd shepherd's 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

Achuar: yuwi Armenian: դդում Assamese: লাউ Bhojpuri: लौकी Bulgarian: кратуна Chinese Mandarin: 葫蘆 /葫芦 Chinese Mandarin: 瓜 Danish: flaskegræskar Danish: kalabas Esperanto: kukurbo Finnish: kurpitsa French: calebasse Galician: cabaza Galician: batefa German: Flaschenkürbis German: Kalebasse Ancient Greek: τολύπη Hebrew: דלעת Hindi: लौकी Hungarian: tök Japanese: 瓢箪 Japanese: ヒョウタン Korean: 박 Lakota: wagmu Latin: cucurbita Malay: labu Manchu: ᡥᠣᡨᠣ Māori: omoomo Māori: hue Māori: kīaka Māori: kamokamo Middle English: gourde Mongolian: шийгуа Nahuatl: ayohtli Navajo: ndilkal Persian: کدو Persian: اج Polish: tykwa Portuguese: cabaça Portuguese: cuia Quechua: sapallu Russian: ты́ква Russian: горля́нка Sanskrit: कुम्भाण्डी Sicilian: cucuzza Spanish: pipián Spanish: ayacaste Spanish: auyama Spanish: ahuyama Spanish: ayote Spanish: guaje Thai: มะระ Turkish: sukabağı Turkish: susak Ottoman Turkish: قباق Unami: xkànakhàkw
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