B2nounfoodnature
US/ˈpʌmp.kɪn/
UK/ˈpʌmp.kɪn/
a large round orange vegetable with thick skin, used in pies and soup and carved for Halloween
In context
We carved a pumpkin for Halloween and put a candle inside it.
My grandmother makes a pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving.
The soup was thick and sweet because it was made with roasted pumpkin.
Words that go with pumpkin
noun + noun
- pumpkin piePumpkin pie is served at almost every American Thanksgiving.
- pumpkin soupThe pumpkin soup came with fresh bread.
- pumpkin patchWe drove to a pumpkin patch to pick one out.
- pumpkin seedsShe roasted the pumpkin seeds with salt.
- pumpkin spiceEvery fall, cafes sell pumpkin spice drinks.
verb + noun
- carve a pumpkinThe kids carved a pumpkin on the porch.