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pumpion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pum-pi-on
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pumpkin.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pumpions (plural) pompion (alternative)

Derived Forms

pumpkin

Phrases

pumpion pie

Questions

What does pumpion mean?
Pumpkin.
Where does pumpion come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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