gourd
/ɡʊəd/noun
उच्चारण गुअर्ड
लौकी, कद्दू, तुम्बा (लौकी परिवार का फल)
Core word
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a large fruit with hard skin and soft flesh, many types of which are cooked and eaten as vegetables
लौकी, कद्दू, तुम्बा (लौकी परिवार का फल)
- Bottle gourd is a popular summer vegetable in India.
- Bitter gourd is good for health but hard to like.
- Ash gourd is used to make the famous petha sweet of Agra.
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- We planted a ridge gourd near the fence, and it soon covered the wall.
- The gourd curry was light, and the children actually finished it.
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the hard dried skin of a gourd, used as a container for water or food
तूंबा, सूखी लौकी का पात्र
- The sadhu carried water in a gourd.
- Villagers once stored seeds in a hollow gourd that hung from the ceiling.
- Dried gourds were once carved into musical instruments in many parts of India.
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- He hung a painted gourd outside the door as a decoration.
- In the old days, travellers filled a gourd with water before crossing the desert.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gourd (countable noun)
A gourd is a large fruit with a hard skin. Some kinds, such as bottle gourd and bitter gourd, are cooked as vegetables.
'Gourd' कठोर छिलके वाला बड़ा फल है। लौकी और करेला जैसी कुछ किस्में सब्ज़ी के रूप में पकाई जाती हैं।
- My mother cooked a gourd for dinner.
- Gourds grow on creepers.
kind + gourd
Gourds are named by type: bottle gourd (lauki), bitter gourd (karela), ridge gourd (turai), snake gourd and ash gourd (petha).
Gourd के प्रकार का नाम उसके पहले जोड़ा जाता है: bottle gourd (लौकी), bitter gourd (करेला), ridge gourd (तोरई), snake gourd और ash gourd (पेठा)।
- Bitter gourd is believed to be good for diabetes.
- Petha is made from ash gourd.
dried gourd as container
The hard dried shell of a gourd can be used as a water container, bowl or musical instrument.
गोर्ड का सूखा कठोर खोल पानी रखने के बर्तन, कटोरे या वाद्ययंत्र के रूप में काम आ सकता है।
- The sadhu carried water in a dried gourd.
- The sitar has a hollow gourd as its resonator.
gourd as a figure of speech
Out of one's gourd is an informal idiom meaning crazy. It is slang and best avoided in formal writing.
'Out of one's gourd' अनौपचारिक मुहावरा है जिसका अर्थ पागल है। यह slang है, औपचारिक लेखन में न लिखें।
- He must be out of his gourd to climb that cliff.
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type + gourd
bottlebitterridgesnakeash
- Bottle gourd is called lauki in Hindi.
verb + gourd
growpeelslicecookhollow out
- The farmer grows gourds on a bamboo frame.
gourd + noun
juicecurryseedsvinekofta
- Bottle gourd juice is a popular morning drink.
adjective + gourd
freshdriedbittertenderhollow
- Choose a tender gourd; old ones taste dry.
gourd + dish
lauki halwalauki koftakarela fryturai sabzipetha
- Lauki halwa is a popular dessert at fasting time.
व्रत के समय लौकी का हलवा लोकप्रिय मिठाई है।
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- Radhika's grandmother made kofta from bottle gourd.
राधिका की दादी ने लौकी के कोफ़्ते बनाए।
- The vegetable seller stacked gourds of every shape in his cart.
सब्ज़ी बेचने वाले ने अपनी ठेली में हर आकार की लौकियाँ सजा रखी थीं।
- Children do not like bitter gourd, but doctors recommend it.
बच्चों को करेला पसंद नहीं, पर डॉक्टर उसकी सलाह देते हैं।
- The craftsman painted a dried gourd and turned it into a lamp.
कारीगर ने सूखी लौकी को रंगकर उसे दीपक बना दिया।
- Gourds are creepers and need support to climb.
लौकी जैसी बेलों को चढ़ने के लिए सहारा चाहिए।
- The farmer's roof was covered with creeping gourd vines.
किसान की छत पर लौकी की बेलें फैली हुई थीं।
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✗ Gourd are my favourite vegetable.
✓ Gourd is my favourite vegetable.
The singular subject gourd takes is.
Singular subject 'gourd' के साथ 'is' आता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In Indian English, bottle gourd is lauki, bitter gourd is karela, ridge gourd is turai and snake gourd is chichinda.
Indian English में bottle gourd को लौकी, bitter gourd को करेला, ridge gourd को तुरई और snake gourd को चिचिंडा कहते हैं।