ˌpənchəˈne(ˌ)lō noun
( plural punchinellos or punchinelloes )
Etymology: alteration of earlier polichinello, from Italian dialect polecenella, diminutive of Italian pulcino chicken, from Late Latin pullicenus, diminutive of Latin pullus young of an animal, chicken — more at foal
1. : a clown or buffoon suggestive of a fat short humpbacked character in Italian puppet shows
2. : one resembling a punchinello especially in grotesqueness
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