gourd (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[gourd 词源字典]
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.[gourd etymology, gourd origin, 英语词源]