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.
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