Transcription
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- [jak-uh-lan-tern]
- /ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn/
- /ˌdʒæk.əˈlæn.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jak-uh-lan-tern]
- /ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn/
Definitions of jack-o'-lantern word
- noun jack-o'-lantern a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent human eyes, nose, and mouth and in which a candle or other light may be placed, traditionally made for display at Halloween. 1
- noun jack-o'-lantern a commercially made lantern resembling this. 1
- noun jack-o'-lantern any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or an ignis fatuus. 1
- noun jack-o'-lantern a poisonous luminescent orange fungus, Omphalotus olearius, often found in clusters at the base of hardwood tree stumps. 1
- noun jack-o'-lantern Halloween: carved pumpkin 1
- countable noun jack-o'-lantern A jack-o'-lantern is a lantern made from a hollow pumpkin that has been carved to look like a face. 0
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Origin of jack-o'-lantern
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jack-o'-lantern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jack-o'-lantern popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for jack-o'-lantern
noun jack-o'-lantern
- gourd — the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
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