🎃gourd

noun
/ɡɔːrd/

Meaning

A large fruit with a hard shell, often used as food or for making containers.
a climbing plant with large fruits that have hard shells when dried

Example Sentences

The farmer harvested several gourds from the field.

The bottle gourd curry was delicious and nutritious.

Synonyms

pumpkin, squash, calabash, melon, bottle gourd
Entry 1
pumpkin, squash, calabash, melon
Entry 2
bottle gourd, calabash, squash

Antonyms

meat, grain

Collocations

gourd plant, bitter gourd, dried gourd, gourd container, bottle gourd, gourd curry, snake gourd
Entry 1
gourd plant, bitter gourd, dried gourd, gourd container
Entry 2
bottle gourd, gourd curry, bitter gourd, snake gourd

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