PUNCHINELLO


Meaning of PUNCHINELLO in English

n. (pl. -os) 1 the chief character in a traditional Italian puppet show. 2 a short stout person of comical appearance.

[ Neapolitan dial. Polecenella, It. Pulcinella, perh. dimin. of pollecena, young turkey-cock with a hooked beak f. pulcino chicken ult. f. L pullus ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.