Pumpkins are a popular fruit around the world, known for their use in cooking, decorations, and festivals. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “pumpkin” is expressed in different languages around the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “pumpkin” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Kungull | Pronunciation: KOON-gool
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – قرع (Qara) | Pronunciation: KA-ra
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Դդում (Ddum) | Pronunciation: duh-DOOM
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Balqabaq | Pronunciation: bal-ka-BAKH
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Kalabaza | Pronunciation: kah-la-BAH-zah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Гарбуз (Harbuz) | Pronunciation: har-BOOZ
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – কুমড়া (Kumra) | Pronunciation: KOOM-rah
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Bundeva | Pronunciation: BOON-deh-vah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Тиква (Tikva) | Pronunciation: TEEK-vah
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Carbassa | Pronunciation: kar-BAH-sah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Dýně | Pronunciation: DEE-nyeh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Græskar | Pronunciation: GRAY-skar
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Pompoen | Pronunciation: pom-POON
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Pumpkin | Pronunciation: PUM-kin
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kõrvits | Pronunciation: KUR-vits
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کدو تنبل (Kadu Tanbal) | Pronunciation: kah-DOO tan-BAHL
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kurpitsa | Pronunciation: KOOR-pit-sah
- French (🇫🇷) – Citrouille | Pronunciation: see-TROO-yuh
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გოგრა (Gogra) | Pronunciation: GOH-grah
- German (🇩🇪) – Kürbis | Pronunciation: KUHR-bis
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Κολοκύθα (Kolokýtha) | Pronunciation: koh-loh-KEE-thah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – דלעת (Dla’at) | Pronunciation: DLA-aht
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – कद्दू (Kaddu) | Pronunciation: KAH-doo
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Tök | Pronunciation: TUHK
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Grasker | Pronunciation: GRAH-sker
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Labu | Pronunciation: LAH-boo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Puimcín | Pronunciation: PIM-keen
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Zucca | Pronunciation: ZOOK-kah
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – かぼちゃ (Kabocha) | Pronunciation: kah-BOH-chah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Асқабақ (Asqabaq) | Pronunciation: ahs-kah-BAHK
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ល្ហុង (Lhong) | Pronunciation: lhohng
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 호박 (Hobak) | Pronunciation: HOH-bahk
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Kêlo | Pronunciation: KEH-loh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Ашкабак (Ashkabak) | Pronunciation: ahsh-kah-BAHK
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ໝາກຟັງ (Mak Fang) | Pronunciation: mahk FANG
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Ķirbis | Pronunciation: KEEHR-bis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Moliūgas | Pronunciation: moh-LYOO-gahs
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Kürbis | Pronunciation: KUHR-bis
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Тиква (Tikva) | Pronunciation: TEEK-vah
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Labu | Pronunciation: LAH-boo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Qargħa | Pronunciation: AR-gah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 南瓜 (Nánguā) | Pronunciation: NAN-gwah
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – भोपळा (Bhopla) | Pronunciation: BHOH-plah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хулуу (Khuluu) | Pronunciation: khuh-LOO
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – फर्सी (Farsi) | Pronunciation: FAR-see
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Gresskar | Pronunciation: GRESS-kar
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کدو (Kaddu) | Pronunciation: kah-DOO
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کدو تنبل (Kadu Tanbal) | Pronunciation: kah-DOO tan-BAHL
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Dynia | Pronunciation: DIN-yah
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Abóbora | Pronunciation: ah-BOH-boh-rah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Dovleac | Pronunciation: DOV-lyak
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Тыква (Tykva) | Pronunciation: TEEK-vah
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Тиква (Tikva) | Pronunciation: TEEK-vah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වැම් වට්ටක්කා (Wam Wattakka) | Pronunciation: WAHM wah-TAHK-kah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Tekvica | Pronunciation: TEK-vee-tsah
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Buča | Pronunciation: BOO-chah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Bocor | Pronunciation: BOH-cor
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Calabaza | Pronunciation: kah-lah-BAH-sah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Boga | Pronunciation: BOH-gah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Pumpa | Pronunciation: POOM-pah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Каду (Kadu) | Pronunciation: kah-DOO
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பரங்கிக்காய் (Parangikkai) | Pronunciation: pah-RAHN-gee-kai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – గుమ్మడికాయ (Gummadikaya) | Pronunciation: GOOM-mah-dee-KAH-yah
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ฟักทอง (Fak Thong) | Pronunciation: fahk TONG
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Kabak | Pronunciation: kah-BAHK
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Гарбуз (Harbuz) | Pronunciation: har-BOOZ
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – کدو (Kaddu) | Pronunciation: kah-DOO
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qovoq | Pronunciation: qo-VOHK
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bí ngô | Pronunciation: BEE-ngoh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Pwmpen | Pronunciation: POOM-pen