n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə m(p)-k ə n, ÷ ' p ə ŋ -k ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: alteration of earlier pumpion, modification of French popon, pompon melon, pumpkin, from Latin pepon-, pepo, from Greek pep ō n, from pep ō n ripened; akin to Greek pessein to cook, ripen ― more at COOK
Date: 1654
1 a : the usually round orange fruit of an annual vine ( Cucurbita pepo ) of the gourd family widely cultivated as food b : WINTER CROOKNECK c British : any of various large-fruited winter squashes ( C. maxima )
2 : a usually hairy prickly vine that produces pumpkins
3 : a strong orange color