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Meaning of pumpkin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpʌm(p).kɪn

Definitions

  1. A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
    uncountable
  4. Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
    Australia, countable, uncountable
  5. A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
    US, countable, uncountable
  6. The housing for a differential, built into an axle of a vehicle; the housing and its contents.
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans pampoen
العربية القرعة دباء قرع قرعة يقطين
Azərbaycanca balqabaq kudu qabaq
Беларуская гарбуз
Български тиква
বাংলা কুমড়া
Bosanski bostan buča bundeva pumpa tok бундева бућа тиква
Català carabassa carabassera carbassa
Čeština dýně dýňový tykev
Cymraeg pwmpen
Dansk græskar
Deutsch Kürbis Kürbisfarbe Kürbisfarben Kürbisfrucht Kürbispflanze Mäuschen Schätzchen Schnuckelchen
Ελληνικά κολοκύθα
Esperanto kukurbo
Español calabaza calabazera calabazo
Eesti kõrvits
Suomi kurpitsa nuppu pallokurpitsa
Français citrouille potiron
Gaeilge puimcín
Gàidhlig peapag puimcean
Galego cabaceira cabaza cabazo calacú
ગુજરાતી કોળું
עברית דלעת
हिन्दी कदू कद्दू कुम्हड़ा
Hrvatski bostan buča bundeva pumpa tok бундева бућа тиква
Magyar tok
Հայերեն դդում
Bahasa Indonesia labu
Íslenska grasker
Italiano zucca
日本語 かぼちゃ ボーブラ 南京 南瓜 唐茄子
ქართული გოგრა
Қазақша асқабақ
ខ្មែរ ល្ពៅ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ
한국어 남과 호박
Kurdî bostan tok
Кыргызча ашкабак
Latina pepo
Lëtzebuergesch Kalbass Kürbis
ລາວ ໝາກອຶ
Lietuvių moliūgas
Latviešu ķirbis
Македонски тиква
മലയാളം മത്തങ്ങ മത്തൻ
Монгол хулуу
मराठी भोपळा
Bahasa Melayu labu
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖရုံ ရွှေဖရုံသီး
Nederlands pompoen
ଓଡ଼ିଆ କଖାରୁ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਲਵਾ ਹਲਵਾ ਕੱਦੂ
Polski arbuz bania dynia dyniowy korbol
Português abóbora aboboreira cor de abóbora jerimum
Română bostan dovleac
Русский ты́ква
Slovenčina tekvica
Slovenščina buča
Shqip kungull
Српски bostan buča bundeva pumpa tok бундева бућа тиква
Sesotho mokopu
Svenska kurbits pumpa smulan sötnos
Kiswahili boga maboga malenge
தமிழ் பூசணி
తెలుగు గుమ్మడి
ไทย ฟักทอง
ትግርኛ ዱባ
Türkmençe kädi
Tagalog kalabasa
Türkçe bal kabağı kabak
Українська гарбуз гарбузовий
اردو کدو
Tiếng Việt bí bí đỏ bí ngô

Examples

“Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.”
“There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time.”
“You must be daddy’s little pumpkin.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pumpkin ash pumpkin beetle pumpkin bomb pumpkin bread pumpkin bug pumpkin chunkin'

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