ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOURDE
From French, feminine of gourd heavy, from Latin gurdus a stupid person.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOURDE»
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gourde in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Teeth Tell Tales: Dental Wear as Evidence for Cultural ...
7.1.1 Diet The high degree of ante mortem tooth loss and the considerable
degree of dental caries at both sites indicate that the diets of the inhabitants of
Anse à la Gourde and Tutu were rich in carbohydrates. However, the inhabitants
of Anse ...
Hayley L. Mickleburgh, 2008
Haiti's Money 20 centime coin 50 centime coin The unit of currency in Haiti is
called the gourde. One gourde is divided into 100 centimes. Paper bills are in
denominations of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 gourdes. Coins come in 5,
10, 20, ...
CURRENCY. Haiti's unit of currency is the gourde. In 1807, only a few years after
independence, President oo Henri Christophe wanted to build up the nation's
money supply. At the time, people used gourds ...
Margaret J. Goldstein, 2005
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Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the ...
Introduction. Coral objects are found throughout the Caribbean in archaeological
excavations. A magnificent example is the mask from Anse a la Gourde (Hofman
et al. 2001). Other examples are the zemis made of Acropora palmata and ...
Corinne L. Hofman, Menno Lambertus Pieter Hoogland, Annelou L. van Gijn, 2008
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Middle English Dictionary
CF cSorde (from L cucurbita) & F (l6th cent.) gourde.] l. (a) A cucumber plant (
Cucumis sativus); commune ~; also, a cucumber; (b) the colocynth (Citrullus
colocynthis); wilde ~; also, the fruit of this plant; (c) a gourd plant (La- genaria
vulgar is, ...
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, 1964
THE GOURDE: STAPLE FOOD AND UNIT OF CURRENCY The gourd (gourde in
French), or calabash, is a very important vegetable to the poor Haitian farmer. Its
flesh is used in many ways in Haitian cooking, and its shell, when dried, makes ...
Roseline NgCheong-Lum, Leslie Jermyn, 2005
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An Oral System of Teaching Living Languages
Ce Mr. veut-il nous rendre la gourde ? Ne veut-il pas nous la rendre ? Voulez-
vous me changer une gourde ? Où voulez-vous aller ? Voulez-vous accepter
cette FLEUR? (flower.) Cette dame veut-elle accepter cette fleur? Ne veut- elle
pas ...
Jean Manesca, John Manesca, 1843
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Stone Artefact Production and Exchange Among the Lesser Antilles
These are Morel, Anse à la Gourde, and Anse à l'Eau (see figure 3.11). F.3.1
Morel Morel, a large multi-component site situated along the northern Atlantic
coast of Grande Terre and near the town of le Moule, has been subject of several
...
Sebastiaan Knippenberg, 2007
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Where Black Rules White: A Journey Through and About Hayti
10 Since 1813 the Haïtian currency has been the gourde, which replaced the
livre. There have been three currency reforms in Haïti: the first one came in 1870,
when the second gourde replaced the first, revaluing the latter at a rate of 10 to 1.
Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard, 2012
In the House of Lords decision of Waters v Welsh Development Agency (2004)
the application of the Point Gourde rule was expanded and clarified. The case
concerned the compulsory purchase of an area of natural wetland, to replace a ...
Andrew Baum, Gary Sams, Jennifer Ellis, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOURDE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gourde is used in the context of the following news items.
Les règles du running en été
Buvez avant le running, ou prenez une gourde avec vous s'il fait très chaud et commencez à prendre des petites gorgées dès que vous êtes à ... «Madame Figaro, Jul 15»
Haiti - Elections : Where are the 500 million gourdes promised ?
Meanwhile, leaders of Political Parties regret that so far the government has not spent a gourde of this subsidy and urges the authorities to ... «Haitilibre.com, Jul 15»
Two L'Islet Enterprises Receive Funding from Government of Canada
Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbiniere-Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
Haiti - Elections : The Citizen Observatory very worried
... relationships Haitian-Dominican, the devaluation of the gourde against the US dollar, drought and chronic hunger that swept the population, ... «Haitilibre.com, Jul 15»
Ce fan se ridiculise en voulant attraper une gourde
L'homme n'a pas entraîné d'autres personnes dans sa chute et, au final, il a tout de même mis la main sur sa précieuse gourde. «lalibre.be, Jul 15»
Government of Canada Supports Monteregie Enterprises
... Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
ERRATUM/Change of Address: MP Jacques Gourde to Announce …
See the corrected version below: Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Jacques Gourde, Member of ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
Support for Quebec Communities: Government of Canada Funds …
... Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
Government of Canada Supports Outaouais Enterprises …
Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
Media Advisory: MP Jacques Gourde to Announce Funding for Four …
SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - 3 juillet 2015) - Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Jacques ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
