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( pʌ mpkɪn )
Word forms: plural pumpkins variable noun A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable with a thick skin.
Quarter the pumpkin and remove the seeds.
...pumpkin pie.
pumpkin in British English ( ˈpʌmpkɪn )
noun 1. any of several creeping cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo of North America and C. maxima of Europe
2. a. the large round fruit of any of these plants, which has a thick orange rind, pulpy flesh, and numerous seeds
b. (as modifier )
pumpkin pie
3. ( often capital) mainly US a term of endearment
Word origin
C17: from earlier
pumpion, from Old French
pompon, from Latin
pepo, from Greek
pepōn, from
pepōn ripe, from
peptein to ripen
pumpkin in American English ( ˈpʌmpkɪn ; ˈpʌmkɪn; nonstandard ˈpʌŋkɪn )
noun 1. a large, round, orange-yellow, edible fruit with many seeds
2. the vine (Cucurbita pepo ) of the gourd family on which it grows
3. British any of several varieties of squash (Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima )
Word origin
altered (infl. by -kin) <
pumpion < MFr
pompon < L
pepo < Gr
pepōn , lit., cooked by the sun, ripe (hence a gourd not eaten until ripe), akin to
peptein: see pepsin
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Examples of 'pumpkin' in a sentence pumpkin
Take the peeled flesh from one pumpkin and cut into chunks. Winter foods such as squash, pumpkins and parsnips are wholesome and healthy. But that means there will be a lot of pumpkin flesh left over - and it shouldn't go to waste. You've got two days left to pick and carve your own pumpkin in time to outdo the neighbours on Monday night. When most of the garden is going to sleep, squashes and pumpkins light up the veg beds with cheerful, vibrant colours and irregular shapes. We should have had singing and pumpkin pie but made do instead with a tray of tea. What is the difference between pumpkins and squash? These tiny orange pumpkins are perfect for growing up any form of support. For pudding there are delicious heavy cakes and pumpkin pie. Colour lemonade with red food dye for blood or orange as pumpkin juice. Carrot cake and pumpkin pie make a strong case for crafting pud out of vegetables. Not more rancid pumpkin flesh and stale meal, surely? Use freshly carved pumpkin or shop-bought puree to make this delicious pumpkin teacake. In some towns it was nearly 20C as families tucked into their turkey and pumpkin pie. If you want to see how versatile they are, make a carrot cake using pumpkin flesh instead. I made it with roast pumpkin but butternut squash would be a good alternative. THE perfect partner to a sweet pumpkin pie could be a dessert wine or light liqueur. We have the lowdown on how to carve the perfect pumpkin and an expert's tips on painting faces. Add in the cooked pumpkin or squash and the spinach leaves, stirring into the sauce until slightly wilted. Good old pumpkin pie, anyone? They will assemble their families the way they assemble dinner: each one bearing a personality as different as cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. THE vivid orange colour of pumpkin goes well with beetroot's deep purple. Put the pumpkin in a large baking tin, cover with foil and roast for 40 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin or butternut squash, red peppers, tomatoes and chilli. To me, it looked like the beginnings of a carved Hallowe'en pumpkin face. Now is the time to choose fresh sweetcorn, pumpkins and squash, apples and pears. If you are wondering what to do with all your leftover pumpkin flesh, why not roast it with sage to make the risotto on this page? A neighbour said her outfit touched a candle in a carved pumpkin on a doorstep of a house and went up'like a fireball '. Word lists with pumpkin
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In other languages pumpkin
British English :
pumpkin /
ˈpʌmpkɪn /
NOUN A pumpkin is a large, round, orange-coloured vegetable with a thick skin.
Cut the pumpkin into four and remove the seeds.
American English : pumpkin Arabic : قَرْع Brazilian Portuguese : abóbora Chinese : 南瓜 Croatian : bundeva Czech : dýně Danish : græskar Dutch : pompoen European Spanish : calabaza redondaFinnish : kurpitsa French : potiron German : Kürbis Greek : κολοκύθα Italian : zucca Japanese : カボチャ Korean : 호박 Norwegian : gresskar Polish : dynia European Portuguese : abóbora Romanian : dovleac Russian : тыква Latin American Spanish : calabaza Swedish : pumpa fruktThai : ฟักทอง Turkish : balkabağı Ukrainian : гарбуз Vietnamese : bí ngô Chinese translation of 'pumpkin' n (c) 南瓜 (nánguā) 个(個) , gè )
