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Gourd vs Akonting - What's the difference?

gourd | akonting |

As nouns the difference between gourd and akonting

is that gourd is any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera lagenaria'' and ''cucurbita (in cucurbitaceae) while akonting is (musical instrument) the folk lute of the jola people of west africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.

gourd

English

(wikipedia gourd)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria'' and ''Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
  • A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria'' or ''Cucurbita .
  • The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
  • (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  • (informal) loaded dice.
  • (slang) Head.
  • I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd .

    Derived terms

    * gourdful

    See also

    * basket * bucket * calabash * calabaza

    References

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    akonting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia akonting)
  • (musical instrument) The folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 2, author=The New York Times, title=New CDs, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=But there’s no less spirit in the singing and thumb piano playing of Ruth Akello, an unheralded Ugandan, or in the banjo-like akonting playing of the Jatta family, in Gambia. }}