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单词 punkie
释义

punkie1

/ˈpʌŋki/
US regional (chiefly north-east. )
noun
A biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae; a no-see-um.

Origin

Mid 18th century. From New York Dutch *punkje from Munsee Delaware pónkwəs (from Proto-Algonquian *penkw- dust, ashes + -ehs-, diminutive suffix), with alteration of the ending after Dutch -je, diminutive suffix.

punkie2

/ˈpʌŋki/
(also punky) English regional (Somerset )
noun
A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable.
  • Punkie night noun a night, usually in late October, on which punkies are paraded and displayed..

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Perhaps a variant of pumpkin, with alteration of the ending after -y.

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