Etymology

punchinello

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Today it means: Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon. Full definition →

Italian Pulcinella ← Neapolitan Pulecenella
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punchinello · noun1

From Punchinello.

Punchinello · proper noun, noun2

  1. Neapolitan · borrowed fromPulecenella
  2. Italian · borrowed fromPulcinella
  3. English todayPunchinello

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

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