Pumpkin In Different Languages

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Have you ever wondered about the translation of the word pumpkin in different languages? Certainly, every language has its word for pumpkins. 

 While pumpkins originated in America, the word has it’s “roots” in the French word “pompion” of “pompon”, the Greek word “pepon” and Latin “Pepon”. In 1584, French explorer Jacques Cartier was exploring along the area of the Saint Lawerence River, and happened upon the pumpkin, hence it’s French roots.

Listed below are the translation of the word “Pumpkin” into dozens of languages? Do you know a translation not listed here? If so, please send it to us with our thanks.

Pumpkin In Different Languages - Translation

 
AfrikaansPampoen
ArabicKara’ Safra
AramaicKraa

Czech Republic

dýne(deenye)

Chinese(Mandarin)

Nangua

Denmark

Graeske

English

Pumpkin

EsperantoKukurbo

French (1)

Potiron or “Citrouille”

German

Kuerbis or Kürbis

GreekPepOn
Holland(Dutch)Pompoen
India(Hindi)Kaddu

India(Marathi)

Lal Bhopala

IrishPuimcin
Israel(Hebrew)Dla’at

Italian

Zucca

Japan

Kabocha

Latin

Cucurbita

Malayasia

Labu

Native AmericanIsquotersquash

Pakistan(Urdu)

Patha

PolandDynia

Portugal

Abobora

Russia

Tikba

Spanish

Calabaza

SwedenPumpa

Turkey

Kabak

Yugoslavia

Ludaja

Notes:

1. Franch: Potiron and citrouille are not strictly equivalent but not really well-defined. ‘Potiron’ is usually larger in size than ‘citrouille’. Both are Cucrbita pepo, anyway. There are, of course, several variants and local names for all kinds of Cucurbitaceae… Source,:Ivan S. Thiverval-Grignon, France

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