Definition of Punchinelo
Pun`chi*nel"lo (?), n. [It.
pulcinella, probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of
pulcina, pulcino, a chicken, from L. pullicenus,
pullus. See Pullet.] A punch; a buffoon;
originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short,
and humpbacked. Spectator.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
- Somebody who resembles this puppet.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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