Phrase guide

pumpkin seed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An edible seed of a pumpkin or other cultivars of squash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pepita

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the edible seed of a pumpkin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible seed

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 南瓜子 (naam4 gwaa1 zi2) — pumpkin seed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南瓜子 (nánguāzǐ) — pumpkin seed
  • West Circassian: къэбкӏэ (qɛbkʼɛ) — pumpkin seed
  • Danish: græskarkerne — pumpkin seed
  • Dutch: pompoenpit — pumpkin seed
  • Dutch: pompoenzaadje — pumpkin seed
  • Dutch: pompoenzaad — pumpkin seed
  • Finnish: kurpitsansiemen — pumpkin seed
  • German: Kürbiskern — pumpkin seed
  • Greek: πασατέμπος (pasatémpos) — pumpkin seed
  • Greek: πασατέμπο (pasatémpo) — pumpkin seed
  • Hungarian: tökmag — pumpkin seed
  • Italian: seme di zucca — pumpkin seed
  • Italian: bruscolino — pumpkin seed
  • Korean: 호박씨 (hobakssi) — pumpkin seed
  • Korean: 남과인 (namgwain) — pumpkin seed
  • Macedonian: спорија (sporija) — pumpkin seed
  • Phuthi: ítshagá — pumpkin seed
  • Polish: pestka dyni — pumpkin seed
  • Swedish: pumpafrö — pumpkin seed
  • Winnebago: wiicąwąsu — pumpkin seed
  • Winnebago: wicąwąs zii suu — pumpkin seed