gourde

[ French goord; English goord ]

noun,plural gourdes [French goord; English goordz]. /French gurd; English gʊərdz/.
  1. a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.

Origin of gourde

1
1855–60; <French, noun use of feminine of gourd dull, slow, heavy <Latin gurdus dull, obtuse

Words Nearby gourde

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How to use gourde in a sentence

  • Les bissacs taient bien garnis, le rakiou emplissait la gourde du docteur et celle de Nic Deck.

  • Each of our drinks came to one "gourde," rather cheap for brandy.

  • The national standard coin of Haiti is a gourde, which is worth 20 cents in American money.

    Haiti | J. Dryden Kuser

British Dictionary definitions for gourde

gourde

/ (ɡʊəd) /


noun
  1. the standard monetary unit of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes

Origin of gourde

1
C19: from French, feminine of gourd heavy, from Latin gurdus a stupid person

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