Punchinello

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Pun·chi·nel·lo

P0659500 (pŭn′chə-nĕl′ō)n. pl. Pun·chi·nel·los or Pun·chi·nel·loes 1. The short fat buffoon or clown in an Italian puppet show.2. One who resembles a short fat clown.
[Variant of Polichinello, from Italian dialectal Pollecinella, diminutive of pollecena, turkey pullet (from the resemblance between its beak and Punchinello's nose), ultimately from Latin pullus, young chicken; see pullet.]

Punchinello

(ˌpʌntʃɪˈnɛləʊ) n, pl -los or -loes1. (Theatre) a type of clown from Italian burlesque or puppet shows, the prototype of Punch2. (sometimes not capital) any grotesque or absurd character[C17: from earlier Polichinello, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) Polecenella, from Italian pulcino chicken, ultimately from Latin pullus young animal]

Pun•chi•nel•lo

(ˌpʌn tʃəˈnɛl oʊ)

n., pl. -los, -loes. 1. the grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch. 2. any grotesque or absurd person. [1660–70; dissimilated form of dial. Italian (Neapolitan) Policinella]
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