Etymology

fantoccini

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Today it means: Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery. Full definition →

Italian fantoccini
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromfantoccini
  2. English todayfantoccini

From Italian fantoccini, diminutive from fante (“child”).

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