gourd

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
  2. noun any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
  3. noun any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

calabash

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