单词 | punkie |
释义 | punkie1/ˈpʌŋki/US regional (chiefly north-east. ) noun A biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae; a no-see-um. OriginMid 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.
Origin1930s; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Perhaps a variant of pumpkin, with alteration of the ending after -y. |
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