Halloween
Sayha-luh-WEEN/ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/UK/ˌha.ləˈwiːn/
- 1The night of October 31st, when children dress up in costumes and ask neighbors for candy.
We carved pumpkins together the night before Halloween.
The kids picked out their Halloween costumes weeks in advance.
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Origin
A Scottish short form of Allhalloweven, made from Allhallowmas (an old name for All Saints' Day) plus even, an old word for eve.