Why are pumpkins called pumpkins?

Answer 1

The lamp is called a "jack-o'-lantern" or "jack of the lantern" because the term was already used for the mysterious light phenomenon also known as a "will-o'-the-wisp" (swamp gas or bioluminescent gas known as ignes fatuus).

The origin of the name may be the legend of Stingy Jack, a lazy thief who nonetheless outsmarted the Devil, and himself, and must walk the earth at night forever with only a turnip lamp to guide him.

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Answer 2

In the middle ages the word was known as 'pumpion', a word also used for a melon. In France the name was 'pompon' derived from the Latin 'peponem' and the Greek 'pepon'. Another word used was 'peptein' which referred to something that was cooked by the sun and ripe.

Answer 3

The original was turnips, then when Halloween became a holiday celebrated in America, they started using pumpkins.

Answer 4

well a pumpkin is actually a Squish so how did squish get its name....? the world will never know..... or maybe it will

Answer 5

because when the Greeks came to this country they dougtth that this was the name of the poking

Answer 6

Becuz they are :d

Answer 7

yeah why i want

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