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Punchinello

//ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
Noun
  1. 1
    Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon. broadly
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Punchinello. alt-of

    "The children of George III played with an eight-inch-long rattle made of gold and coral and decorated with gold bells. The little King of Rome, Napoleon's son, had one with the face formed as a punchinello with an ivory handle and eight bells, in fact, a poupard. This punchinello had Napoleon's face, made expressly in order for his son."

  3. 3
    A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry).

Etymology 2

From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry).

Etymology 3

From Punchinello.

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