Gourde
/ɡʊɹd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
"Small boys eager to help in return for a gourd or two."
- 2 the basic unit of money in Haiti wordnet
Example
More examples"Small boys eager to help in return for a gourd or two."
Etymology
From French, originally meaning “heavy, clumsy”. Cognate with Haitian Creole goud.