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gourd
CEFRC1
/ɡʊəd/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A large fruit with a hard skin, often used as a container.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
Examples
The bitter gourd, even if fried in butter and put in sugar, remains bitter nonetheless.
You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe 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 trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
More examples
In contextI got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.