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gourde

[Fr. goord; Eng. goord]
–noun, plural gourdes [Fr. goord; Eng. goordz] .
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.

Origin:
1855–60; < F, n. use of fem. of gourd dull, slow, heavy < L gurdus dull, obtuse
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gourde   (gŏŏrd)   
n.  See Table at currency.

[Haitian, from feminine of French gourd, dull, from Late Latin gurdus, blunt, from Latin, dullard.]
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