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That seems unlikely. Pumpkins were as rare as potatoes, chocolate, and chili peppers in the Roman Empire.

• pklausler 9y ago
  But as common as maize, tomatoes, and turkey, IIRC.
  • euyyn 9y ago
    Wait, why did Latin have a word for gourd?
    • carlob 9y ago
      Not all gourds come from the new world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311910/
• carlob 9y ago
  Pumpkins yes, gourds not