PUNCHINELLO


Meaning of PUNCHINELLO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpən-chə-ˈne-(ˌ)lō ]

noun

Etymology: modification of Italian dialect polecenella

Date: 1666

1. capitalized : a fat short humpbacked clown or buffoon in Italian puppet shows

2. plural -los : a squat grotesque person

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Punchinello

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