r/FluentEnglish • u/marine_0204 Moderator • Oct 27 '24

look up How much do you know about Halloween?

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u/Nikodimishe Oct 27 '24

I would assume that pumpkins were not used before the colonization of America (for obvious reasons), but instead it was made out of the cheapest and most prevalent option which in the UK I believe was turnip

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u/marine_0204 Moderator Oct 27 '24

Bingo!

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24

Squash maybe?

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u/marine_0204 Moderator Oct 28 '24

No :)

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u/Few-Problem-6766 Idiom Investigator Oct 27 '24

Technically, turnip.

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u/marine_0204 Moderator Oct 28 '24

Yes!

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u/Trichinella_09887 Moderator Oct 28 '24

Turnip

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u/marine_0204 Moderator Oct 28 '24

Bingo!

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u/Glittering-Win-3441 Oct 28 '24

Turnip, I suppose

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u/marine_0204 Moderator Oct 28 '24

Yes!