transcription, транскрипция: [ väl-ˈpu̇r-gəs- ]
noun
Etymology: part translation of German Walpurgisnacht, from Walpurgis Saint Walburga died A.D. 779 English saint whose feast day falls on May Day + German Nacht night
Date: 1823
1. : the eve of May Day on which witches are held to ride to an appointed rendezvous
2. : something (as an event or situation) having a nightmarish quality