Pumpkin Definition

pŭmpkĭn, pŭm-, pŭng-
pumpkins
noun
pumpkins
A large, round, orange-yellow, edible fruit with many seeds.
Webster's New World
The vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family on which it grows.
Webster's New World
Any of several varieties of squash (Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima)
Webster's New World
A moderate to strong orange.
American Heritage

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

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Noun

Singular:
pumpkin
Plural:
pumpkins

Origin of Pumpkin

  • Alteration (influenced by –kin) of obsolete pumpion from obsolete French pompon, popon from Old French pepon from Late Latin pepōn from Latin watermelon or gourd from Greek ripe, large melon pekw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French pompon, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pepōn, “large melon"), from πέπων (pepōn, “ripe"), from πέπτω (peptō, “ripen").

    From Wiktionary

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