squash vs pumpkin

pumpkin vs squash

squash and pumpkin both are nouns.

squash is a verb but pumpkin is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squash	Yes	No	Yes	No
pumpkin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pumpkin is a hyponym of squash; that is, pumpkin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than squash:

squash: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
pumpkin: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

Other hyponyms of squash include autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine, winter squash, winter squash plant.

squash (noun)	pumpkin (noun)
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets	usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable	a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

squash (verb)	pumpkin (verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Difference between squash and pumpkin

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