pumpkin

pumpkin
noun

a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind and edible flesh, served as either a sweet or a savoury dish
南瓜
■[mass noun]the flesh of this fruit, especially as food
南瓜肉（多作为食物）
■(N. Amer. informal)used as an affectionate term of address, especially to a child
(北美，非正式)小南瓜（多用作小孩的昵称）
the plant of the gourd family which produces this fruit, having tendrils and large lobed leaves and native to warm regions of America
南瓜藤
Genus Cucurbita, family Cucurbitaceae: several species, in particular C. pepo
葫芦属，葫芦科：数种，尤指西葫芦
■(Brit.). another term for squash
(英)。同 squash

语源

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

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