noun
pumpkin
PUMP-kin/ˈpʌmpkɪn/
A large round squash commonly having orange skin.
The cut pumpkin reveals thick orange flesh and a seed-filled center.
Etymology
Greek pepon, “melon,” probably originally meant “ripe,” evoking fruit “cooked by the sun.” That fruit name ultimately came to designate the large squash.
In context
lot of our pumpkin and squash Vines are starting to show disease as well
More examples
- We carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
- She roasts pumpkin with olive oil and salt.
- Several pumpkins grow on the vine near the fence.
Forms
pumpkin · pumpkins
Similar words
- squash
- A broader term covering pumpkins and many other varieties.