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

gourd (plural gourds)

Gourds, fruit of Lagenaria or Cucurbita, probably of Cucurbita pepo

  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. (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  5. (informal) Loaded dice.[1]
  6. (slang) A person's head.

vine

dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit — see also calabash

climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae

slang: head

  1. ^ Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1898), Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell‎[1], Henry Altemus Company, retrieved 8 December 2014, page 541

Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

gourd (feminine gourde, masculine plural gourds, feminine plural gourdes)

  1. numb
  2. maladroit, gauche

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

gourd m

  1. (Jersey) numb