Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A round, often large squash with coarse, strongly flavored yellow to orange flesh, numerous seeds, and a moderately hard, usually orange rind.
- noun Any of several plants producing these fruits, especially varieties of the species Cucurbita pepo, and also varieties of C. maxima and C. moschata.
- noun A moderate to strong orange.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of a variety of Cucurbita Pepo; also, the plant which produces it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant (
Cucurbita pepo ) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. - noun (Zoöl.) The common pondfish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
domesticated plant , Cucurbita pepo, similar ingrowth pattern,foliage ,flower , andfruit to thesquash ormelon . - noun The
round yellow ororange fruit of this plant. - noun The
color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant. - noun Australia Any of a number of
cultivars from the genusCucurbita ; known in the US aswinter squash . - noun US A
term of endearment for someonesmall andcute .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
- noun a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I use the term pumpkin loosely, as the preferred squash in the Middle East is the similar large turban squash.
Archive 2007-11-01 Mercedes 2007
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I use the term pumpkin loosely, as the preferred squash in the Middle East is the similar large turban squash.
Nutty Pumpkin Dip Mercedes 2007
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| Reply of all the squashes to carve artwork into, i think the pumpkin is my favorite.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - A day late but some really cool gaming pumpkin carvings. 2005
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Perhaps the quintessential symbol of autumn, the pumpkin is a Mexican native and an ancient staple food.
The Pumpkin, An Ancient Mexican Native: La Calabaza Grande 2003
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Perhaps the quintessential symbol of autumn, the pumpkin is a Mexican native and an ancient staple food.
The Pumpkin, An Ancient Mexican Native: La Calabaza Grande 2003
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Perhaps the quintessential symbol of autumn, the pumpkin is a Mexican native and an ancient staple food.
The Pumpkin, An Ancient Mexican Native: La Calabaza Grande 2003
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But then again, maybe it's because the Japanese kabocha what we call pumpkin is really not a pumpkin but a whole different gord...
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But then again, maybe it's because the Japanese kabocha what we call pumpkin is really not a pumpkin but a whole different gord...
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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I managed to find a butternut squash at a supermarket here – any kind of pumpkin is super-rare, so I jumped on it as soon as I saw it!
Backdated Bento #64&65(&66) – One, two, bee « Were rabbits 2007
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The other category, used for ornamental purposes, are mostly variations of the Connecticut Field pumpkin, the mid-sized, perfectly round, bright orange type that we see in pumpkin patches.
Local pumpkins survive summer heat, fall rains Ann Posegate 2010
oroboros commented on the word pumpkin
Carve one up to your own standards here
Happy Halloween!
October 20, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word pumpkin
Ah, pumpkin. I had that nickname as a child. It was pronounced PUMP! kin.
*waiting to see if Seanahan will add PUMP!kin* ;)
October 20, 2007
oroboros commented on the word pumpkin
I allus liked the pronunciation pukkin!
October 21, 2007
seanahan commented on the word pumpkin
What you should be waiting to see, Jennarenn, is whether or not your shirt is stabby proof.
October 21, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pumpkin
Umm... I do hope you're joking...?
I really like the word "stabby," but it's kind of creepy to read comments about stabbing people. Maybe it's coming off in a less amusing way than you intended...?
October 21, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word pumpkin
I like pukkin. :) I think we all understand that you were joking, but I much prefer when stabby is directed at the words themselves.
October 21, 2007
seanahan commented on the word pumpkin
I figured it would be disturbing if I said "stab proof", since I'm pretty sure that "stabby proof" has no semantic meaning, but I should make it clear my feelings were directed at PUMP! kin.
October 21, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pumpkin
Ahh. That explains it. Thanks for clarifying, seanahan!
I'm not sure I like pukkin at all. I do, however, like punkin.
October 22, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pumpkin
Jeez, first we're talking about throwing a Wordie off Wordie, then stabbing another? Yeah, we should stick to talking about pumpkins.
October 22, 2007
sionnach commented on the word pumpkin
pumpkin: another term for incest
December 9, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pumpkin
Overheard today. Friend to husband: "You hate my pumpkin underwear."
April 20, 2008
japitxatx commented on the word pumpkin
I don't get how this thing is related to the pump.
May 20, 2009
TankHughes commented on the word pumpkin
I used this term on AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) to indicate the time I really really no joke had to stop talking to my friend and go to bed. (In reference to Cinderella's midnight deadline).
"FYI, pumpkin is 11:30 tonight. I have a test first thing tomorrow."
September 17, 2015
chained_bear commented on the word pumpkin
Usage/historical note on pompions.
January 8, 2017