gourd的词源

英文词源

gourd (n.)

c. 1300, from Anglo-French gourde, Old French coorde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita "gourd," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to cucumis "cucumber." Dried and excavated, the shell was used as a scoop or dipper.

中文词源

gourd：葫芦

来自拉丁语cucurbita, 葫芦，词源可能同cucumber.

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