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 c British : any of various large-fruited winter squashes (C. maxima)
2 : a usually hairy prickly vine that produces pumpkins
3 : a strong orange color