Definition of punkie in English:

punkie

noun ˈpʌŋki

US, Regional, North

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

noun ˈpʌŋki

Somerset, English Regional

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

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

Definition of punkie in US English:

punkie

nounˈpʌŋki

US, Regional, North

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

nounˈpʌŋki

Somerset, English Regional

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

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

单词	punkie
释义	Definition of punkie in English: punkie noun ˈpʌŋki US, Regional, North A biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae; a no-see-um. noun ˈpʌŋki Somerset, English Regional A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable. 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 1930s; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Perhaps a variant of pumpkin, with alteration of the ending after -y. Definition of punkie in US English: punkie nounˈpʌŋki US, Regional, North A biting midge of the family Ceratopogonidae; a no-see-um. nounˈpʌŋki Somerset, English Regional A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable. 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<br>1930s; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. Perhaps a variant of pumpkin, with alteration of the ending after -y.
随便看	rete reteach reteam retelegraph retell reteller retelling retellings retells retem rete malpighii rete mirabile retemper retempering rete mucosum retenant retender retene retentate retention retentional retention bonus retention curve retention cyst retentionist