pumpkin
/ˈpʌmpkɪn/noun
1
- a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind and edible flesh, served as either a sweet or a savoury dish南瓜。
1.1
- mass noun the flesh of this fruit, especially as food南瓜肉（多作为食物）。
1.2
- N. Amer. informal used as an affectionate term of address, especially to a child〈北美, 非正式〉小南瓜（多用作小孩的昵称）。
词源
late 17th cent.: alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn 'large melon' （see PEPO）.