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[ˈpʌm(p)kɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, the flesh of which can be used in sweet or savoury dishes
- the plant of the gourd family that produces pumpkins, having tendrils and large lobed leaves and native to warm regions of America
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Origin
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mid 17th century: alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn ‘large melon’ (see pepo)
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