pumpkin

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌmpkɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʌmpkɪn or, commonly, ˈpʌŋkɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pump′kin or, commonly, pung′kin)

pump•kin /ˈpʌmpkɪn or, commonly, ˈpʌŋkɪn/USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologya large, edible, orange-yellow fruit that grows on a vine that lies on the ground: [countable]to carve jack-o'-lanterns out of a couple of pumpkins.[uncountable]a pie filled with pumpkin.

pump•kin (pump′kin or, commonly, pung′kin),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologya large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family.
Plant Biologythe similar fruit of any of several related species, as C. maxima or C. moschata.
Plant Biologya plant bearing such fruit.

Greek pépōn kind of melon
Latin pepōn- (stem of pepō)
Middle French, nasalized variant of popon melon, earlier pepon
alteration of pumpion (see -kin), variant of pompon 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pumpkin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ n

any of several creeping cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo of North America and C. maxima of Europe
the large round fruit of any of these plants, which has a thick orange rind, pulpy flesh, and numerous seeds
(often capital) chiefly US a term of endearment

Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier pumpion, from Old French pompon, from Latin pepo, from Greek pepōn, from pepōn ripe, from peptein to ripen

'pumpkin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

butternut - butternut pumpkin - cucurbit - jack-o'-lantern - pepo - apple - calabazilla - catch - cocozelle - good-sized - gourd family - pepita - pomelo - pumpkin head - pumpkinseed - wild pumpkin - squash bug

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Collocations: pumpkin flavored, pumpkin orange, carve a pumpkin for Halloween, more...

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