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Pumpkin — is a gourd like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae (which also includes gourds). [http://www.itis.gov Integrated Taxonomic Information System ] ] It is a common name of or can refer to cultivars of any one of the following … Wikipedia
Pumpkin — «Pumpkin» Сингл Tricky из альбома Maxinquaye … Википедия
Pumpkin — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pumpkin Título Pumpkin Ficha técnica Dirección Anthony Abrams Adam Larson Broder Guión Adam Larson Broder Música … Wikipedia Español
pumpkin — 1640s, alteration of pumpion melon, pumpkin (1540s), from M.Fr. pompon, from L. peponem (nom. pepo) melon, from Gk. pepon melon, probably originally cooked by the sun, ripe, from peptein to cook (see COOK (Cf. cook) (n.)). Pumpkin pie is recorded … Etymology dictionary
Pumpkin — Pump kin, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. {Cook}, n.] (Bot.) A well known trailing plant ({Cucurbita pepo}) and its fruit,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pumpkin — ► NOUN 1) a large rounded orange yellow fruit with a thick rind and edible flesh. 2) Brit. another term for SQUASH(Cf. ↑squashy). ORIGIN obsolete French pompon, from Greek pep n large melon … English terms dictionary
pumpkin — [pump′kin, pum′kin; ] nonstandard [ puŋ′kin] n. [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] 1. a large, round,… … English World dictionary
Pumpkin — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Pumpkin Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
pumpkin — /pump kin/ or, commonly, /pung kin/, n. 1. a large, edible, orange yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family. 2. the similar fruit of any of several related species, as C. maxima or C. moschata. 3. a… … Universalium
pumpkin — pump|kin [ˈpʌmpkın] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pumpion pumpkin (16 19 centuries), from French pompon melon, pumpkin , from Latin pepo] 1.) [U and C] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit ▪ pumpkin pie… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pumpkin — [[t]pʌ̱mpkɪn[/t]] pumpkins N VAR A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable with a thick skin. Quarter the pumpkin and remove the seeds. ...pumpkin pie … English dictionary
