plural gourds
1
: any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin
2
: the fruit of a gourd : pepo
especially
: any of various hard-rinded inedible fruits of plants of two genera (Lagenaria and Cucurbita) often used for ornament or for vessels and utensils
Walking through the various barrios, you might see people sharing sips from a little gourd with a straw in it. —
Bruce Sanderson
Bruce Sanderson … a basketball-size gourd draped with a veil of wooden beads—to incite individual bursts of improvisation from the orchestra's players. —The New Yorker
The New Yorker see also out of one's gourd
Examples of gourd in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Shorthanded in the middle of the night, only a few of the Z-Team are available; Golem already took his sleepy time gummies and is stoned off his gourd.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Specialty seasonal offerings keep the menu fresh, like this week’s red kuri squash pizza ($32), which features the small pumpkin-like gourd with fontina cheese, bacon bits and honey.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Decorative gourd bowls for crafting can be found online.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
More than one person fell victim to wayward gourds that careened down Midland Road to the cheers and groans of an eager audience.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gourd
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Specialty seasonal offerings keep the menu fresh, like this week’s red kuri squash pizza ($32), which features the small pumpkin-like gourd with fontina cheese, bacon bits and honey.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Decorative gourd bowls for crafting can be found online.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
More than one person fell victim to wayward gourds that careened down Midland Road to the cheers and groans of an eager audience.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gourd
Cite this Entry
“Gourd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gourd. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share