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pumpkin

/pˈʌmpkɪn/noun2 syllables

Pumpkin means: 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.

Synonyms for pumpkin3

noun, as in 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

pumpkin vine, autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo

What does pumpkin mean?2

noun

1

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

2

usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pumpkin in a sentence

  • Do you want another slice of pumpkin pie, or some coffee instead?Solana
  • Make sure to scrub your hands well, reaching all the nooks and crannies, pumpkin.Amastan
  • Why don't we have pumpkin pie for dessert?CK
  • He ate at least three slices of pumpkin pie.Solana
  • Alberto found a key in the bottom of the inside of the pumpkin.Amastan
  • Some people love pumpkin pie and others hate it.Solana
  • There's still some pumpkin soup in the fridge.sundown
  • Pie pumpkins are made into a purée and used for pumpkin pie.Solana

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pumpkin

as a noun

plural
pumpkins