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How to say Pumpkin In Japanese?

KanjiHiraganaKatakana
南瓜かぼちゃカボチャ
Pronunciation: kabocha
How to Say It Outloud: kah-boh-cha
Usage: Used to refer to pumpkins, generally in cooking or describing the vegetable.
Example Sentence Japanese:今日は、かぼちゃのスープを作ります。
Example Sentence English:Today, I'm making pumpkin soup.

Dictionary

南瓜かぼちゃCommon word
Noun
  • pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
Wikipedia definition
  • Pumpkin
パンプキンパンプキン
Noun
  • pumpkin
唐茄子とうなす
Noun
  • squash; pumpkin
南京ナンキン
Noun
  • Nanjing (China); Nanking
Noun
  • pumpkin; squash
Noun, used as a prefix
  • Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign
Noun, used as a prefix
  • rare; precious; cute
冬至南瓜とうじかぼちゃ
Noun
  • custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice
パンプキンパイパンプキンパイ
Noun
  • pumpkin pie
Wikipedia definition
  • Pumpkin pie
ペポ南瓜ペポかぼちゃ
Noun
  • Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini
刳り貫くくりぬく
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
  • to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
おもちゃ南瓜おもちゃかぼちゃ
Noun
  • Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
パンプキン・シザーズ
Wikipedia definition
  • Pumpkin Scissors
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