different between gourd vs pungi

English

Etymology

From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???d/, /???d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???d/, /????d/
• Homophone: gored

Noun

gourd (plural gourds)

1. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
2. A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
3. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
4. (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
5. (informal) loaded dice.
6. (slang) Head.

   I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.

Derived terms

• gourdful
• saw gourds

Translations

See also

• basket
• bucket
• calabash
• calabaza
• cucurbitaceous

References

Further reading

• American Gourd Society

Anagrams

• groud

French

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?/

Adjective

gourd (feminine singular gourde, masculine plural gourds, feminine plural gourdes)

1. numb
2. maladroit, gauche

Further reading

• “gourd” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gurdus.

Adjective

gourd m

1. (Jersey) numb

English

Etymology

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Noun

pungi (plural pungis)

1. A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.

Anagrams

• gin up

Icelandic

Noun

pungi

1. indefinite dative singular of pungur

Italian

Verb

pungi

1. second-person singular present indicative of pungere
2. second-person singular imperative of pungere

Anagrams

• pugni

Latin

Verb

pung?

1. present passive infinitive of pung?

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pund???]

Noun

pungi f pl

1. plural of pung?