Synonyms for gourd

Most common

mate · loaded dice · calabash · pepo

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).

Related words

Phrases

shepherd's gourd bottle gourd dishcloth gourd snake gourd sour gourd sponge gourd ash gourd bitter gourd

Forms

Plural

gourds → calabashes, pepos, mates, fullams…

Example sentences

• mate I never thought I'd be lucky enough to get a mate.
• calabash Sherlock Holmes is smoking from a calabash pipe.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

mate¹, pepo

6 letters

fullam²

8 letters

calabash

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fullam² = 2 syllables).

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cantimplora

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