pompion noun.
['pʌmpɪǝn] Now
rare. Also
pompon,
pumpion.
E16.[French pompon nasalized form of popon from Latin pepo(n-) large melon from Greek pepōn, use as noun of pepōn ripe.]1. A pumpkin; the plant bearing pumpkins,
Cucurbita pepo.
E16.2. (A contemptuous name for) a (big) man.
L16-E17.■ Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor We'll use this unwholesome humidity, this gross wat'ry pumpion. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲