Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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(pumpkins) A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable with a thick skin. Quarter the pumpkin and remove the seeds. ...pumpkin pie. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of earlier pumpion, modification of French popon, pompon melon, ~, from Latin pepon-, pepo, from Greek pepon, from pepon 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 ~s 3. a strong orange color ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any of various plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp. C. maxima, with large lobed leaves and tendrils. 2 the large rounded yellow fruit of this with a thick rind and edible flesh. Etymology: alt. f. earlier pompon, pumpion f. obs. F po(m)pon f. L pepo -onis f. Gk pepon large melon: see PEPO ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бот. тыква пепо (Cucurbita pepo) 2. глупый, самодовольный человек 3. ам. разг. важная персона (обыкн. some pumpkins) 4. простореч. луна; солнце ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1647, alteration of 16c. pumpion "melon, pumpkin," from M.Fr. pompon, from L. pepon "melon," from Gk. pepon, originally, "cooked by the sun, ripe," from peptein "to cook." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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