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
EavanEE-vanIrish
Annuska-Hungarian
Vanessa[və'nesə]
Ananta-Hinduism
Bibianabee-BYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
DymphnaDIMF-naIrish