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語源

From 中期英語 gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (without the pour–poor merger) IPA: /ɡʊəd/
  • (pour–poor merger) IPA: /ɡɔːd/
• (General American) IPA: /ɡʊɚd/, /ɡɔɹd/
• 韻: -ʊəd, -ɔː(ɹ)d, -ʊɹd
• Homophone: gored

名詞

gourd (plural gourds)

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.
6. (slang) A person's head.

   I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.

派生語

参考

• basket
• bucket
• calabash
• calabaza
• cucurbitaceous

参照

Further reading

• American Gourd Society

アナグラム

• groud