Jack-o'-lantern

Pronunciation

RP IPA: /ËˆdÊ’Ã¦k.É™ÊŠËŒlÃ¦n.tÉ™n/
US IPA: /ËˆdÊ’Ã¦k.oÊŠËŒlÃ¦n.tÉšn/, /ËˆdÊ’Ã¦k.É™ËŒlÃ¦n.tÉšn/

Alternative forms

Jack O'Lantern

Origin

Originally, a night watchman who carried a lantern. (See Jack)

Full definition of jack-o'-lantern

Noun

Jack

(plural jack-o'-
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle.
(archaic) A will o' the wisp.
Lowellspeculations supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian

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