jack o'lantern



jack o'lantern

A pumpkin that has a face carved into it and is lit from within (usually by candles) so that the "face" glows. Typically used as a Halloween decoration. We're carving a jack o'lantern tonight so we can put it outside our door on Halloween.
See also: jack

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tobiasto-BEE-ahs (German), tə-BIE-əs (English)Biblical, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
UroŠ-Serbian, Slovene
Svatopluk-Czech
Hyder-Arabic
EmmieEM-eeEnglish
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek