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gourd

/ɡʊɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
gourd
IPA
/ɡʊɚd/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).

noun

A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.

noun

The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.

noun

Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.

Obsolete

noun

Loaded dice.

Informal

noun

A person's head.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡʊɚd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gourds (plural)

Derived Forms

gourder gourdful gourdification gourdlike gourdworm

Phrases

ash gourd bitter gourd bottle gourd Chinese snake gourd coyote gourd dishcloth gourd fig-leaf gourd gooseberry gourd

Frequently Paired Words

basket bucket calabash calabaza cucurbitaceous

Synonyms

calabash gourd vine

Homonyms

gored

Rhymes With

board record lord award toward scored afford ford sword ward reward ignored

Questions

How do you pronounce gourd?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʊɚd/.
What does gourd mean?
Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
Where does gourd come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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