Meanings
Readings
Common Words
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd
gourd (container); calabash
Archaic
gourd; calabash; bottle gourd
dried gourd, used as flask
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle
Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
Idiomatic expression
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse from a gourd
Idiomatic expression
something impossible; something ridiculous
green calabash; unripe gourd
scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
one gourd
small drink (esp. of alcohol); drink one carries
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata); seven-spot ladybird
bottle gourd
ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
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