pumpkin
noun/ˈpʌmpkɪn/
Frequency rank: #5,186 most common English word
Meaning
a large, round, orange vegetable often used for decoration or cooking.
Example sentence
The children carved pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern for Halloween.
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