GOURDE


Meaning of GOURDE in English

[ gʊəd ]

■ noun the basic monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes.

Origin

Fr. (orig. denoting a dollar in the former French and Spanish American colonies), feminine of gourd , lit. 'stupid, heavy', from L. gurdus 'a dolt'.

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