English → Latin
“gourd” in Latin
lagoenalagoena (type of narrow-necked vessel)uthow? in what way?; as; as, being, in the role of, in the capacity of, as natural for
The English word gourd itself goes back to Latin cucurbita.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gourd
cucurbita. To scoop out gourds, and use them for cups, bottles, *cucurbitas excavare atque pro poculis, lagenis, etc., uti (after Caes., B.G., 2, 86, fin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gourd?
- The usual Latin words for “gourd” are lagoena, ut. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.