quword
趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Jack o'lantern (n.)
also
jack-o-lantern
, 1660s, a local name for a will-o-the-wisp (Latin
ignis fatuus
), mainly attested in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. The extension to carved pumpkins is attested by 1834, American English.