Cucurbit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kjuːˈkɜːbɪt/

Origin

From French cucurbite, from Latin cucurbita.

Full definition of cucurbit

Noun

1. Any member of the Cucurbita genus of gourds.
2. (obsolete) A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.
• 1885, When Sulayman saw me, he took refuge with Allah and bade me embrace the True Faith and obey his behests; but I refused, so sending for this cucurbit he shut me up therein, and stopped it over with lead — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1