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gourde

/ɡʊəd/ UK
/ɡʊɹd/ US

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

From French, originally meaning “heavy, clumsy”. Cognate with Haitian Creole goud.

noun gourdes

The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes. Small boys eager to help in return for a gourd or two.

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"gourde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gourde. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gourde. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gourde

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"gourde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gourde.

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@misc{gourde_2026,
  title = {gourde},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gourde},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}