"jack-o'-lantern" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/ [US], /ˈdʒæk.əˌlæn.tɚn/ [US] Audio: en-us-jack-o'-lantern.ogg [US], en-au-jack-o'-lantern.ogg [Australia], En-au-jack o'lantern.ogg [Australia] Forms: jack-o'-lanterns [plural]
Etymology: Originally, a night watchman who carried a lantern. (See Jack.) Attested as a term for ignis fatuus in English folklore in the 1660s, mostly in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. The sense of carved pumpkin in American English is attested in 1834. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ignis fatuus}} ignis fatuus Head templates: {{en-noun|head=jack-o'-lantern}} jack-o'-lantern (plural jack-o'-lanterns)
  1. 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. It is a symbol of Halloween. Categories (topical): Halloween, Light sources Categories (lifeform): Cucurbitas
    Sense id: en-jack-o'-lantern-en-noun-UpD6oYsH Disambiguation of Halloween: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of Light sources: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 46 46 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 48 4
  2. 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. It is a symbol of Halloween.
    A similar item made from a turnip
    Categories (topical): Halloween, Light sources Categories (lifeform): Cucurbitas
    Sense id: en-jack-o'-lantern-en-noun-kvTM9U9q Disambiguation of Halloween: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of Light sources: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 46 46 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 48 4
  3. (archaic) A will o' the wisp. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-jack-o'-lantern-en-noun-dTSdHTpe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: will o' the wisp Translations (carved pumpkin): قرعة مضيئة (Arabic), Դդմից լապտեր (Ddmicʿ lapter) (Armenian), cek fənəri (Azerbaijani), Jack Linterna (Basque), Jack-o'-lantern (Basque), свяцільня Джэка (svjacilʹnja Džeka) (Belarusian), тиквеният фенер (tikvenijat fener) (Bulgarian), 南瓜燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 南瓜灯 (nánguādēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 傑克南瓜燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 杰克南瓜灯 (jiékènánguādēng) (Chinese Mandarin), græskarhoved (Danish), jack-o'-lantern (Dutch), kõrvitslatern (Estonian), kurpitsalyhty (Finnish), citrouille d’Halloween [feminine] (French), citrouille-lanterne [feminine] (French), Jack-o’-lantern (French), lanterne-citrouille (French), მნათობი ჯეკი (mnatobi ǯeḳi) (Georgian), Halloween-Kürbis [masculine] (German), Jack mit der Laterne (German), Jack O’Lantern (German), τζακ ο' λάντερν (tzak o' lántern) (Greek), ג׳ק־או־לנטרן (Hebrew), töklámpás (Hungarian), Seán na gealaí [masculine] (Irish), zucca di Halloween [feminine] (Italian), Jack-o'-lantern (Italian), Jack della lanterna (Italian), lanterna di zucca (Italian), ジャックオランタン (jakku-o-rantan) (Japanese), 잭오랜턴 (jaeg-o-raenteon) (Korean), 호박등 (hobakdeung) (Korean), balle-à-leunettes [Jersey] (Norman), Jack-o'-lantern (Norwegian Nynorsk), latarnia z dyni [feminine] (Polish), coca [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), Светильник Джек (Svetilʹnik Džek) (Russian), фонарь из тыквы (fonarʹ iz tykvy) (Russian), Џек-о'-Лантерн [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), calabaza de Halloween [feminine] (Spanish), calabaza [feminine] (Spanish), แจ็กโอแลนเทิร์น (Thai), Ліхтар Джека (Lixtar Džeka) (Ukrainian), світи́льник Дже́ка (svitýlʹnyk Džéka) (Ukrainian), jac lantar (Welsh)
Synonyms: jack-o-lantern, jack o'lantern, Jack O'Lantern Synonyms (strange light): ignis fatuus, will o' the wisp, hinkypunk [West-Country], Joan the wad [West-Country], hobby lantern, peg-a-lantern (english: Lancashire), Will the Smith [Shropshire], Pinket (english: Worcestershire), Will o' the Wikes [Norfolk], Jack-with-a-lantern [archaic] Disambiguation of 'strange light': 50 50 0 Disambiguation of 'carved pumpkin': 48 48 4

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      ],
      "word": "balle-à-leunettes"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "latarnia z dyni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Svetilʹnik Džek",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Светильник Джек"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fonarʹ iz tykvy",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "фонарь из тыквы"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Џек-о'-Лантерн"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calabaza de Halloween"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calabaza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "แจ็กโอแลนเทิร์น"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Lixtar Džeka",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Ліхтар Джека"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svitýlʹnyk Džéka",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "світи́льник Дже́ка"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 4",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "jac lantar"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "jack-o'-lantern"
  ],
  "word": "jack-o'-lantern"
}
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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "en:Cucurbitas",
    "en:Halloween",
    "en:Light sources"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "[newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian",
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        }
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        "(archaic) A will o' the wisp."
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      "ipa": "/ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdʒæk.əˌlæn.tɚn/",
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        "US"
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    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "word": "ignis fatuus"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "word": "will o' the wisp"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "tags": [
        "West-Country"
      ],
      "word": "hinkypunk"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "tags": [
        "West-Country"
      ],
      "word": "Joan the wad"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "word": "hobby lantern"
    },
    {
      "english": "Lancashire",
      "sense": "strange light",
      "word": "peg-a-lantern"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "tags": [
        "Shropshire"
      ],
      "word": "Will the Smith"
    },
    {
      "english": "Worcestershire",
      "sense": "strange light",
      "word": "Pinket"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "tags": [
        "Norfolk"
      ],
      "word": "Will o' the Wikes"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strange light",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "Jack-with-a-lantern"
    },
    {
      "word": "jack-o-lantern"
    },
    {
      "word": "jack o'lantern"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jack O'Lantern"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "قرعة مضيئة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Ddmicʿ lapter",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Դդմից լապտեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "cek fənəri"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack Linterna"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack-o'-lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjacilʹnja Džeka",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "свяцільня Джэка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tikvenijat fener",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "тиквеният фенер"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "南瓜燈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nánguādēng",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "南瓜灯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "傑克南瓜燈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiékènánguādēng",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "杰克南瓜灯"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "græskarhoved"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "jack-o'-lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "kõrvitslatern"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "kurpitsalyhty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "citrouille d’Halloween"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "citrouille-lanterne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack-o’-lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "lanterne-citrouille"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mnatobi ǯeḳi",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "მნათობი ჯეკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Halloween-Kürbis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack mit der Laterne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack O’Lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tzak o' lántern",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "τζακ ο' λάντερν"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "ג׳ק־או־לנטרן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "töklámpás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seán na gealaí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zucca di Halloween"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack-o'-lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack della lanterna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "lanterna di zucca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jakku-o-rantan",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "ジャックオランタン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaeg-o-raenteon",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "잭오랜턴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hobakdeung",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "호박등"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey"
      ],
      "word": "balle-à-leunettes"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Jack-o'-lantern"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "latarnia z dyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Svetilʹnik Džek",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Светильник Джек"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fonarʹ iz tykvy",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "фонарь из тыквы"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Џек-о'-Лантерн"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calabaza de Halloween"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calabaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "แจ็กโอแลนเทิร์น"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Lixtar Džeka",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "Ліхтар Джека"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svitýlʹnyk Džéka",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "світи́льник Дже́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "carved pumpkin",
      "word": "jac lantar"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "jack-o'-lantern"
  ],
  "word": "jack-o'-lantern"
}

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