Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cucurbit

/kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: cu-cur-bit
IPA: /kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.

noun

A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Our efforts are directed against species of African origin because these include several notorious pests (such as medfly, Ceratitis capitata), as well as some of the most poorly known ones (species of Dacus feeding on cucurbits)."
"When Sulayman saw me, he took refuge with Allah and bade me embrace the True Faith and obey his behests; but I refused, so sending for this cucurbit he shut me up therein, and stopped it over with lead"

Etymology

From Middle English cocurbite, concurbite, cucurbita, cucurbite, from Middle French cucurbite and Latin cucurbita. Doublet of gourd.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cocurbite, cucurbite, cucurbita

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/
British English: /kjuˈkɜː.bɪt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cucurbits (plural) cucurbita (alternative) cucurbite (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce cucurbit?: The recorded pronunciation is /kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/.
What does cucurbit mean?: Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
Where does cucurbit come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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