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Japanese pumpkin

noun

Definition of Japanese pumpkin 

: kabocha It's a gluten-free waffle filled with roasted kabocha commonly called Japanese pumpkin. —Melissa D'Costa D'Silva

First Known Use of Japanese pumpkin

1904, in the meaning defined above

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