pump‧kin /ˈpʌmpkən, ˈpʌmpkɪn/
noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: pumpion 'pumpkin' (16-19 centuries), from French pompon 'melon, pumpkin', from Latin pepo]
1. [uncountable and countable] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit:
pumpkin pie2. American English used when speaking to someone you love
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