Main Entry:

pump·kin

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