pumpkin

Significat (anglès)

1. A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
2. The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
3. The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant.
4. Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
5. A term of endearment for someone small and cute.

Sinònims

squash

gourd

marrow

calabash

zucchini

pumpkin vine

Cucurbita pepo

autumn pumpkin

cymbling

musky squash

bananas

pepita

courgette

cucurbit

porridge

seed

winter squash

bottle gourd

cushaw

Amb guionet com

pump‧kin

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle French pompon, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”). Suffixed with the now obsolete diminutive -kin. Doublet of pepo.
The alternative theory that it may be from Massachusett pôhpukun (“grows forth round”) is false.