pompoen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• pampoen (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Early modern borrowing from Middle French pompon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔmˈpun/

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• Hyphenation: pom‧poen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

pompoen m (plural pompoenen, diminutive pompoentje n)

1. pumpkin

Derived terms

• flespompoen
• pompoenlantaarn
• pompoenpit
• pompoenplant
• pompoensoep
• pompoentaart

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pampoen
• → Sranan Tongo: pampun
• → West Frisian: pompoen