pumpkin
noun
Simple meaning
A coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and many seeds.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpʌmpkɪn
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Definition
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noun
A coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
Usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
uncountable
The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
us
A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar.
Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter.
A coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds.
The edible seed of a pumpkin.
Timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base.
A coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds.
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