gourde

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UK/ɡʊəd/US/ɡʊɹd/

noun

The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.

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Meanings

noungourde (plural gourdes)

plural gourdes

  1. The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.

    Small boys eager to help in return for a gourd or two.

    1983 December 24, Andrea Loewenstein, “"What's Freedom Without Food In Your Stomach?" — A Trip to Haiti”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 8

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gourde

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Anagrams

drogue
Cite this entry
APA

gourde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourde

MLA

“gourde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gourde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourde.

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