[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae; a no-see-um.


Phrases:

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

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable.


Phrases:

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