FANTOCCINI


Meaning of FANTOCCINI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfän-tə-ˈchē-nē, ˌfan- ]

noun plural

Etymology: Italian, plural of fantoccino, diminutive of fantoccio doll, augmentative of fante child, from Latin infant-, infans infant

Date: 1771

: a puppet show using puppets operated by strings or mechanical devices ; also : such puppets

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.