pumpkin

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
2. (countable, uncountable) The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
3. (uncountable) The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
4. (Australia, countable, uncountable) Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
5. (US, countable, uncountable) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
6. (countable, informal, uncountable) The housing for a differential, built into an axle of a vehicle; the housing and its contents.

Concetti

zucca

cucurbita

zucchini

cocuzza

Cucurbita pepo

zapallo

cucuzza

zucchette

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

Kürbis

citrouille

calabaza

courge

potiron

abóbora

pompoen

zapallo

κολοκύθα

jerimum

aboboreira

carbassa

bal kabağı

kabak

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Alteration of pompion, pumpion (“pumpkin”) with the diminutive -kin, from Middle French pompon, from Latin pepō (whence English pepo), from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”). The first attestation is from 1647.
The alternative theory that it may be from Massachusett pôhpukun (“grows forth round”) is false.
The automotive sense is by fancied resemblance.