gourde
(noun) the basic unit of money in Haiti
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gourde (plural gourdes)
The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
• drogue, drouge, rogued, rouged
Source: Wiktionary
Gourd, Gourde n. Etym: [Sp. gordo large.]
Definition: A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.