Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottle gourd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tle -gourd
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria).

Etymology

From its shape, round with a narrow neck.

Inflected Forms

bottle gourds (plural)

Synonyms

calabash lagenaria siceraria

Questions

What does bottle gourd mean?: Calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria).
Where does bottle gourd come from?: From its shape, round with a narrow neck.

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