gourde

[ French goord; English goord ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gourdes [goo, r, d, g, oo, rdz].

gourde

/ ɡʊəd /

Origin of gourde¹

1855–60; < French, noun use of feminine of gourd dull, slow, heavy < Latin gurdus dull, obtuse

Origin of gourde¹

C19: from French, feminine of gourd heavy, from Latin gurdus a stupid person

Les bissacs taient bien garnis, le rakiou emplissait la gourde du docteur et celle de Nic Deck.

Each of our drinks came to one "gourde," rather cheap for brandy.

The national standard coin of Haiti is a gourde, which is worth 20 cents in American money.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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