transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpəm(p)-kən, ÷ˈpəŋ-kən ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: alteration of earlier pumpion, modification of French popon, pompon melon, pumpkin, from Latin pepon-, pepo, from Greek pepōn, from pepōn 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