The basic unit of currency in Haiti, equivalent to 100 centimes.
From Spanish 'gourda' or French, possibly influenced by the word 'gourd' (the plant used as a container), though the direct monetary origin is disputed.
The Haitian gourde is the currency of the first Black republic in the Americas, and the name itself may connect back to colonial times when gourds were literally used as containers for currency and trade goods.
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