Gourd (en. Gourd)

/guʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Fruit of the gourd plant, often used as a container.

She decorated her house with gourds.

Elle a décoré sa maison avec des gourds.

Receptacle made from a gourd fruit.

He drank water from a wooden gourd.

Il a bu de l'eau dans un gourd en bois.

Climbing plant cultivated for its fruits.

Gourds grow better in well-drained soil.

Les gourds poussent mieux dans un sol bien drainé.

From old French 'gourd', stemming from Latin 'cucurbita'.

to speak like a clumsy person

To speak in a confused or unclear manner.

parler comme un gourd

clumsy as an old person

To be very sleepy or sluggish.

gourd comme un vieux

to have the clumsiness

To have feelings of heaviness or numbness.

avoir le gourd

calabash

Fruit of certain varieties of gourds, used for making containers.

calebasse

squash

Plant that belongs to the same family as gourds.

courge

cucurbit

Botanical family to which gourds belong.

cucurbitacée

To be awkward

He is clumsy in his movements; he always spills everything.

Il est gourd dans ses gestes, il renverse toujours tout.

To be distracted or inattentive

Stop being clumsy; listen to what I'm saying!

Arrête de faire le gourd, écoute ce que je dis !