potironn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtᵻrɒ̃/,

/ˈpɒtᵻrn̩/, U.S.

/ˈpɑdər(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French potiron.

Etymology: < French potiron a kind of large champignon (1476 in Middle French), a kind of pumpkin (1651), of uncertain origin, perhaps (via medical usage) < post-biblical Hebrew piṭriyyāh mushroom (compare Arabic fuṭr mushrooms, Syriac pāṭūrtā mushroom).

rare.

A kind of pumpkin, esp. one with a flattened shape and orange skin.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > pumpkin

peponOE

pompion1526

pompillion1598

turquin1600

pumpkin1647

calabash1658

potiron1658

winter squash1771

zucca1818

kabocha1884

sugared pumpkin1884

sugar-pumpkin1905

Ceylon pumpkin1913

trombone1946

Queensland blue1956

1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner i.156 Potirons [Fr. Potirons] white and coloured..are to be order'd as you doe Pumpeons, with this only difference, that some of them would be stalked, and not suffered to ramp upon the ground.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. vi. 192 Citrulls or ordinary Pompions, Pumpions, or Pumkins, and Potirons, or flat Pumpions, as every body knows, are the biggest productions the Earth brings forth in our Climates.

?1721 C. Joynes Ess. New Exper. 12 By the help of a Conservatory may..be had some Citruls or Pumpkins, and some Potirons or flat Pompions.

1855 De Bow's Rev. Sept. 347 The true ‘mammoth’ pumpkin, the ‘Potiron’ of the French, (Cucurbita maxima) is among the most attractive.

2001 Guardian (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) (Nexis) 31 Oct. c1 The best pumpkins for cooking are the small sugar pumpkins... Another old-time favourite from France is the flat, bright-orange potiron.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potiron
释义	potironn. Brit. /ˈpɒtᵻrɒ̃/, /ˈpɒtᵻrn̩/, U.S. /ˈpɑdər(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French potiron. Etymology: < French potiron a kind of large champignon (1476 in Middle French), a kind of pumpkin (1651), of uncertain origin, perhaps (via medical usage) < post-biblical Hebrew piṭriyyāh mushroom (compare Arabic fuṭr mushrooms, Syriac pāṭūrtā mushroom). rare. A kind of pumpkin, esp. one with a flattened shape and orange skin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > pumpkin peponOE pompion1526 pompillion1598 turquin1600 pumpkin1647 calabash1658 potiron1658 winter squash1771 zucca1818 kabocha1884 sugared pumpkin1884 sugar-pumpkin1905 Ceylon pumpkin1913 trombone1946 Queensland blue1956 1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner i.156 Potirons [Fr. Potirons] white and coloured..are to be order'd as you doe Pumpeons, with this only difference, that some of them would be stalked, and not suffered to ramp upon the ground. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. vi. 192 Citrulls or ordinary Pompions, Pumpions, or Pumkins, and Potirons, or flat Pumpions, as every body knows, are the biggest productions the Earth brings forth in our Climates. ?1721 C. Joynes Ess. New Exper. 12 By the help of a Conservatory may..be had some Citruls or Pumpkins, and some Potirons or flat Pompions. 1855 De Bow's Rev. Sept. 347 The true ‘mammoth’ pumpkin, the ‘Potiron’ of the French, (Cucurbita maxima) is among the most attractive. 2001 Guardian (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) (Nexis) 31 Oct. c1 The best pumpkins for cooking are the small sugar pumpkins... Another old-time favourite from France is the flat, bright-orange potiron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1658
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