- Punchinellos
- n. short chief comic character who appears in an Italian puppet show; person who resembles this character; ludicrous person
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Punchinellos
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Punchinello — /pun cheuh nel oh/, n., pl. Punchinellos, Punchinelloes. 1. a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch. 2. any similarly grotesque or absurd person or thing. [1660 70; < It (Naples dial.)… … Universalium
Punchinello — [ˌpʌn(t)ʃɪ nɛləʊ] noun (plural Punchinellos) 1》 another name for punch4 (in sense 1). 2》 archaic a short, stout, comical looking person. Origin C17: alt. of Neapolitan dialect Polecenella, perh. a dimin. of pollecena young turkey cock with a… … English new terms dictionary
Punchinello — /pʌntʃəˈnɛloʊ/ (say punchuh neloh) noun (plural Punchinellos or Punchinelloes) any grotesque or absurd person or thing similar to Punchinello, the chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin. {Italian Pulcinella, probably originally… …
punchinello — [pun΄chə nel′ō] n. [see PUNCH] [also P ] 1. a prototype of Punch 2. pl. punchinellos a buffoon; clown … English World dictionary
