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
CainanKAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pantaleon-Ancient Greek
Nnamdi-Western African, Igbo
AnĐA-Croatian, Serbian
JoyeJOIEnglish
KeesKAY:SDutch