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pumpkin

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

ˈpʌmpkɪnCurrent173 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
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Australia
#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

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.
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sip a cozy pumpkin spice latte at Dunkin’ this morning 🍁”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A cozy pumpkin spice latte pairs with the smell of woodsmoke of New England autumn 🎃”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

A domesticated plant, in species , similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.

Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.
Origin: Alteration of pompion, pumpion with the diminutive , from , from (whence ), from , from ripe, from ripen. The first attestation is from 1647. The alternative theory that it may be from is false. The automotive sense is by fancied resemblance. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Nothing says autumn like pumpkin muffin and a caramel swirl cold brew 🧡”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Classic Fairy Tales Twist Greedy merchant destroyed a gold producing pumpkin trying to take all the gold with one grab. He then spent all his gold trying to find another pumpkin like it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Nothing says fall like maple frosted donut and a pumpkin spice latte 🍩”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Pumpkin Spice Corticium Solani”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hi there! Start your afternoon with a cozy pumpkin spice latte from Dunkin’ 🍂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(uncountable) The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.

You must be daddy’s little pumpkin.
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