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pumpkin

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Main Entry:
pump·kin 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of pumpkin
Pronunciation:
\ˈpəm(p)-kən, ÷ˈpəŋ-kən\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
alteration of earlier pumpion, modification of French popon, pompon melon, pumpkin, from Latin pepon-, pepo, from Greek pepōn, from pepōn ripened; akin to Greek pessein to cook, ripen — more at cook
Date:
1654
1 a: the usually round orange fruit of an annual vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family widely cultivated as food b: winter crookneck cBritish : any of various large-fruited winter squashes (C. maxima)2: a usually hairy prickly vine that produces pumpkins3: a strong orange color


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