/'pʌmpkɪn; `pʌmpkɪn/
n
(a) [C] (plant that bears a) large round orange-coloured fruit with many seeds 南瓜; 倭瓜
*Some children make lanterns out of pumpkins at Hallowe'en. 有些儿童在万圣节前夕用南瓜做灯笼.
(b) [U] flesh of this fruit, used as a vegetable and (esp in the US) as a filling for pies 南瓜的果肉, 南瓜瓤（用作蔬菜, 亦作饼馅, 尤其在美国）
*[attrib 作定语] pumpkin pie 南瓜馅饼.


通常是大的、多汁、深黄色、圆的、南瓜科植物的果实，夏末或早秋成熟

n

[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: pumpion 'pumpkin' (16-19 centuries), from French pompon 'melon, pumpkin', from Latin pepo]
[U and C]
a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit
　pumpkin pie
AmE used when speaking to someone you love


usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn