gourd

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (without the pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /ɡʊəd/ (pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /ɡɔːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡʊɚd/, /ɡɔɹd/ Rhymes: -ʊəd, -ɔː(ɹ)d, -ʊɹd Homophone: gored === Noun === gourd (plural gourds) Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration. (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers. (informal) Loaded dice. (slang) A person's head. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === basket bucket calabash calabaza cucurbitaceous === References === === Further reading === American Gourd Society === Anagrams === groud == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuʁ/ === Adjective === gourd (feminine gourde, masculine plural gourds, feminine plural gourdes) numb maladroit, gauche === Further reading === “gourd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus. === Adjective === gourd m (Jersey) numb