pumpkin

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌm(p)kɪn/

noun

  • 1a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, the flesh of which can be used in sweet or savoury dishes.
  • 2the plant of the gourd family which produces pumpkins, having tendrils and large lobed leaves and native to warm regions of America.
    • Genus Cucurbita, family Cucurbitaceae: several species, in particular C. pepo

Origin:

late 17th century: alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn 'large melon' (see pepo)