pumpion

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noun

Pumpkin.

OriginMiddle French pompon ← Italian popone ← Latin pepō, peponis →
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Meanings

nounpumpion (plural pumpions)

plural pumpions · alternative pompion

  1. archaicPumpkin.

    “At that end next Mr. Pallet are fritters of pompions, lovage, origanum and oil; and here are a couple of pullets, roasted and stuffed in the manner of Apicius.”

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinpepō, peponis“large melon”
  2. Italianpopone“melon”
  3. Middle Frenchpompon“melon, cucumber”
  4. Englishpumpion

From Middle French pompon (“melon, cucumber”), from Italian popone (“melon”) (chiefly Tuscan dialect), from Latin pepō, peponis (“large melon”). Doublet of pepo.

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APA

pumpion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpion

MLA

“pumpion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumpion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpion.

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