Origin:
1855–60; < French, noun use of feminine of gourd dull, slow, heavy < Latin gurdus dull, obtuse
1855–60; < French, noun use of feminine of gourd dull, slow, heavy < Latin gurdus dull, obtuse
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| —n | |
| the standard monetary unit of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes | |
| [C19: from French, feminine of gourd heavy, from Latin gurdus a stupid person] | |
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