2.American EnglishAmELOVE used when speaking to someone you love 小南瓜〔一种称呼所爱之人的方式〕
Examples from the Corpus
pumpkin• A pumpkin was worth four beans and a slave was worth up to 100.• A half-cup serving has more beta-carotene than fresh-cooked pumpkin.• It always made her look like a giantpumpkin.• Eventually, we patched things up with some pumpkinpie.• The key, says Cathey, is the balloon's uniquepumpkinshape, and its fabric.• As for the usualpumpkin pie spices, she uses them sparingly.• What's wrong, pumpkin?
Originpumpkin
(1600-1700)pumpion“pumpkin”((16-19 centuries)), from Frenchpompon“melon, pumpkin”, from Latinpepo