( n. )
A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
( n. )
A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012