pumpion
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle French pompon, from Italian popone (chiefly Tuscan dialect), from Latin pepō (“pepon”).
Noun
editpumpion (plural pumpions)
- (archaic) Pumpkin.
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- “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.”
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Welsh: pwmpen