Halloween
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Halloween
- /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/ UK
- /ˌha.ləʊˈiːn/ UK
- /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/ Canada, US
- /ˌhɑ.ləˈwiːn/ Canada, US
- /ˌhæ.loʊˈiːn/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
From a Scots shortening of Allhalloweven, from Allhallowmas (the obsolete earlier name of All Saints' Day) + even (an archaic or poetic variant of eve; see also een).
For the American pronunciation with /ɑ/, compare the Southern English traditional dialect pronunciations fallow /ˈfɒ.lə/ and tallow /ˈtɒ.lə/.
proper noun Halloweens · Hallowe'en · Halloweven
- The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. They all get dressed up in scary costumes at Halloween.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: allhallows eve, carnaval, carnival, saints, ghosts, halloweven, allhallow, hallowday, hallowmas, halloweek, halloweekend, hallowtide, harvest festival, hollantide, hop-tu-naa, hallow
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name October 31st
| Español | Halloween, Noche de Brujas, jalogüin |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 할로윈 Hallowin |
| 日本語 | ハロウィーン Harowīn, ハロウィン Harowin |
| 中文 | 萬聖夜 /万圣夜 wànshèngyè, 萬聖節 /万圣节 Wànshèngjié, 萬聖節前夕 /万圣节前夕 Wànshèngjié qiánxī, Wànshèngjié qiánxí |
| हिन्दी | हैलोवीन hailovīn |
| Português | Dia das Bruxas, Halloween, Raloim, Véspera de Todos os Santos |
| Français | Halloween |
| Deutsch | Halloween |
| Italiano | Halloween, vigilia di Ognissanti |
| Ελληνικά | Χάλοουϊν Cháloouïn |
| Română | Halloween |
| Русский | Хеллоуи́н Xellouín, Халуви́н Xaluvín, Хэллоуи́н Xɛllouín, Халуи́н Xaluín |
| Tiếng Việt | Halloween |
| العربية | هَالُوِين hāluwīn, عِيدُ جَمِيعِ القِدِّيسِين ʕīdu jamīʕi l-qiddīsīn |
| עברית | לֵיל כָּל הַקְּדוֹשִׁים leil kol haqdoshím |
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title = {Halloween},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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