Pumpkin: meaning, definitions and examples
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pumpkin
[ หpสmpkษชn ]
vegetable
A large round orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, edible flesh, and many seeds.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I carved a spooky face into the pumpkin for Halloween.
- Pumpkin pie is a popular dessert in the fall.
- The farmers harvested the pumpkins from the field.
endearment
A term of endearment used for someone small and cute.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Come here, my little pumpkin!
- She affectionately called her daughter 'pumpkin'.
Translations
Translations of the word "pumpkin" in other languages:
๐ต๐น abรณbora
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Kรผrbis
๐ฎ๐ฉ labu
๐บ๐ฆ ะณะฐัะฑัะท
๐ต๐ฑ dynia
๐ฏ๐ต ใใผใกใ
๐ซ๐ท citrouille
๐ช๐ธ calabaza
๐น๐ท balkabaฤฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ํธ๋ฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุทูู
๐จ๐ฟ dรฝnฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ tekvica
๐จ๐ณ ๅ็
๐ธ๐ฎ buฤa
๐ฎ๐ธ grasker
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐัาะฐะฑะฐา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ balqabaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ calabaza
Word origin
The word 'pumpkin' originated from the Greek word 'pepon', meaning 'large melon'. The French adapted this as 'pompon', which the English later changed to 'pumpion' and eventually 'pumpkin'. Pumpkins are native to North America and have been cultivated for thousands of years by indigenous peoples for their nutritious seeds and flesh. Today, pumpkins are associated with autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving traditions.