パンプキン

パンプキン

Japanese

パンプキン (panpukin): a pile of large pumpkins.

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パ​ンプキン [páꜜǹpùkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][1]
• IPA^(key): [pã̠mpɯ̟̊ᵝkʲĩɴ]

Noun

パンプキン (rōmaji panpukin)

1. a pumpkin (especially orange varieties)

Usage notes

The term パンプキン (panpukin) on its own is generally limited in meaning to the larger ornamental orange varieties. As a food, the more common term for this vegetable is かぼちゃ (kabocha).

Derived terms

• パンプキンパイ (panpukin pai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN