pumpkin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pump·kin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ ●●○ noun 1 
[countable, uncountable]DF a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit 南瓜 pumpkin pie 南瓜饼 →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable12. American EnglishLOVE used when speaking to someone you love 小南瓜〔一种称呼所爱之人的方式〕
[countable, uncountable]DF a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit 南瓜 pumpkin pie 南瓜饼 →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable12. American EnglishLOVE used when speaking to someone you love 小南瓜〔一种称呼所爱之人的方式〕Examples from the Corpus
pumpkin• A pumpkin was worth four beans and a slave was worth up to 100.• A half-cup serving has more beta-carotene than fresh-cooked pumpkin.• It always made her look like a giant pumpkin.• Eventually, we patched things up with some pumpkin pie.• The key, says Cathey, is the balloon's unique pumpkin shape, and its fabric.• As for the usual pumpkin pie spices, she uses them sparingly.• What's wrong, pumpkin?Origin pumpkin (1600-1700) pumpion “pumpkin” ((16-19 centuries)), from French pompon “melon, pumpkin”, from Latin pepopump·kin nounChineseSyllable
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pumpkin
pump‧kin /ˈpʌmpkən, ˈpʌmpkɪn/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit:
pumpkin pie
2. American English used when speaking to someone you love
pump‧kin /ˈpʌmpkən, ˈpʌmpkɪn/
noun Date: 1600-1700
Origin: pumpion 'pumpkin' (16-19 centuries), from French pompon 'melon, pumpkin', from Latin pepo
Origin: pumpion 'pumpkin' (16-19 centuries), from French pompon 'melon, pumpkin', from Latin pepo
1. [uncountable and countable] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit:
2. American English used when speaking to someone you love
