gourd
/ɡʊəd//ɡʊɚd/
gourd 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
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.
- Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
- Loaded dice.
- A person's head.
- I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
gourd meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
gourd in Hindi
- fruit
- लौकी laukī
- vine
- लौकी laukī
gourd in Tamil
- சுரைக்காய், பீர்க்கன் காய், பாகற்காய்
gourd in Urdu
- climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae
- گھیا ghyā, کَدّو kaddo
gourd in Telugu
- slang: head
- తలకాయ talakāya
More languagesFewer languages
- gourd in Malayalam
- ലോഹിതം lōhitaṁ
- gourd in Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಾಯಿ, ಬುರುಡೆ, ಸೋರೆ
- gourd in Punjabi
- ਕੱਦੂ kaddū
- gourd in Sanskrit
- कुम्भाण्डी kumbhāṇḍī
- gourd in Assamese
- লাউ lau
- gourd in Arabic
- قَرْع qarʕ
- gourd in Malay
- labu
- gourd in Persian
- کدو kadu, اج oj, سفچ safč
- gourd in Thai
- มะระ má-rá, ไม้จำพวกนำ้เต้าและบวบ, ฟัก fák
- gourd in Vietnamese
- cây bầu
Examples of gourd in a sentence
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:saws gourds.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sawing gourds.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sawed gourds.
Forms of gourd
| plural | gourds |
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Origin of gourd
From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.
Words formed from gourd
- ash gourd
- bitter gourd
- bottle gourd
- Chinese snake gourd
- coyote gourd
- dishcloth gourd
- fig-leaf gourd
- gooseberry gourd
- gourder
- gourdful
- gourdification
- gourdlike
- gourd rattle
- gourdworm
- ivy gourd
- like a martin to his gourd
- like a martin to its gourd
- Malabar gourd
- Missouri gourd
- out of one's gourd
- pilgrim's gourd
- saw gourds
- serpent gourd
- shepherd's gourd
- slipper gourd
- snake gourd
- soap gourd
- sour gourd
- sponge gourd
- squash and gourd bee
- succade gourd
- tallow gourd
- towel gourd
- wax gourd
- West Indian gourd
- white gourd
- winter gourd
Phrases with gourd
Questions about gourd
- What does gourd mean?
- Gourd means any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- What is gourd in Hindi?
- Gourd in Hindi is लौकी (laukī). See Gourd meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gourd?
- Gourd is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gourd?
- Gourd is pronounced /ɡʊəd/.
- What is the plural of gourd?
- The plural of gourd is gourds.
Words near gourd in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gourd (page history and authors); gourd (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ലോഹിതം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); gourd (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੱਦੂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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