- pumpkin pump·kin n
- ['pʌmpkɪn]
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pumpkin pump·kin n
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pump|kin|seed — «PUHMP kihn SEED, PUHNG », noun. 1. the flattish, oval seed of a pumpkin. 2. a small freshwater sunfish of North America, mostly orange in color but with a bright red spot above the pectoral fin … Useful english dictionary
pump·kin — /ˈpʌmpkən/ noun, pl kins [count, noncount] : a large, round, orange vegetable used as food and sometimes as a decoration often used before another noun pumpkin pie pumpkin soup … Useful english dictionary
pumpkin — [pump′kin, pum′kin; ] nonstandard [ puŋ′kin] n. [altered (infl. by KIN) < pumpion < MFr pompon < L pepo < Gr pepōn, lit., cooked by the sun, ripe (hence a gourd not eaten until ripe), akin to peptein: see PEPSIN] 1. a large, round,… … English World dictionary
Pumpkin — Pump kin, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. {Cook}, n.] (Bot.) A well known trailing plant ({Cucurbita pepo}) and its fruit,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pumpkin seed — Pumpkin Pump kin, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. {Cook}, n.] (Bot.) A well known trailing plant ({Cucurbita pepo}) and its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pumpkin — /pump kin/ or, commonly, /pung kin/, n. 1. a large, edible, orange yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family. 2. the similar fruit of any of several related species, as C. maxima or C. moschata. 3. a… … Universalium
pumpkin — pump·kin pəm(p) kən n the usu. round orange fruit of a vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as food and is the source of pepo * * * pump·kin (pumpґkin) an annual vine Cucurbita pepo, that produces large, orange… … Medical dictionary
pumpkin — pump|kin [ˈpʌmpkın] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pumpion pumpkin (16 19 centuries), from French pompon melon, pumpkin , from Latin pepo] 1.) [U and C] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit ▪ pumpkin pie… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pumpkin — pump|kin [ pʌmpkın ] noun count or uncount a large round vegetable with a thick orange skin and large seeds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pumpkin — pump·kin … English syllables
pumpkin — pump•kin [[t]ˈpʌmp kɪn[/t]] or, commonly, [[t]ˈpʌŋ kɪn[/t]] n. 1) bot (boi pln) a large, edible, orange yellow fruit borne by a coarse decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family 2) bot (boi pln) the similar fruit of any of several… … From formal English to slang
