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
NatĀLija-Latvian
Muireall-Scottish
Jola-Polish
Sulaiman-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
DÓNal-Irish
SÉArlasSHAHR-lasIrish