单词 | pinkster |
释义 | Pinkster in American English (ˈpɪŋkstər) US noun Whitsuntide name formerly used in New NetherlandWord origin Du < MDu pinxten < OS pinkoston < Goth paintēkuste < Gr(Ec) pentēkostē: see PentecostPinkster in American English (ˈpɪŋkstər) noun (in the Hudson Valley) old-fashioned Whitsuntide Also: Pinxter Word origin [1790–1800, Amer.; ‹ D Pinksteren ‹ Gk pentēkoste᷄ pentecost]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhanded, cannibalism, ideology, silhouette, standby |
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