Meanings
proper noun
- The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who lies often; a liar.
Similar
Origin
- ItalianPinocchio
- EnglishPinocchio
Borrowed from Italian Pinocchio, possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or constructed from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”), also similar to Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe (“Joseph”), as is Geppetto (the maker of Pinocchio).
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِينُوكْيُو
- بِينُوكْيُو (bīnūkyū)protagonist
Basque Pinotxo
- Pinotxoprotagonist
Bulgarian Пинокио
- Пинокио (Pinokio)protagonist
Catalan Pinotxo
- Pinotxoprotagonist
Chinese Cantonese 皮諾曹 /皮诺曹, 皮諾丘 /皮诺丘
- 皮諾曹 /皮诺曹 (pei⁴ nok⁶ cou⁴)protagonist
- 皮諾丘 /皮诺丘 (pei⁴ nok⁶ jau¹)protagonist
Chinese Mandarin 皮諾喬 /皮诺乔, 皮諾曹 /皮诺曹
- 皮諾喬 /皮诺乔 (Pínuòqiáo)protagonist
- 皮諾曹 /皮诺曹 (Pínuòcáo)protagonist
- 匹諾曹 /匹诺曹 (Pǐnuòcáo)protagonist
- 匹諾曹 /匹诺曹 (Pǐnuòcáo)fairy tale
Danish Pinocchio, Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinocchiofairy tale
Dutch Pinokkio, Pinokkio
- Pinokkioprotagonist
- Pinokkiofairy tale
Esperanto Pinokjo, Pinokjo
- Pinokjoprotagonist
- Pinokjofairy tale
Finnish Pinokkio, Pinokkio
- Pinokkioprotagonist
- Pinokkiofairy tale
French Pinocchio, Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinocchiofairy tale
German Pinocchio, Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinocchiofairy tale
Greek Πινόκιο
- Πινόκιο (Pinókio)protagonist
Hebrew פִינוֹקִיוֹ, פִינוֹקִיוֹ
- פִינוֹקִיוֹ (Pinókio)protagonist
- פִינוֹקִיוֹ (Pinókio)fairy tale
Hindi पिनोकियो
- पिनोकियो (pinokiyo)protagonist
Hungarian Pinokkió
- Pinokkióprotagonist
Icelandic Gosi, Gosi
- Gosiprotagonist
- Gosifairy tale
Indonesian Pinokio
- Pinokioprotagonist
Italian Pinocchio, Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinocchiofairy tale
Japanese ピノキオ, ピノッキオ
- ピノキオ (Pinokio)protagonist
- ピノッキオ (Pinokkio)protagonist
Korean 피노키오
- 피노키오 (Pinokio)protagonist
Latin Pīnoculus, Pīnoculus
- Pīnoculusprotagonist
- Pīnoculusfairy tale
Lithuanian Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
Malay Pinokio, Pinokio
- Pinokioprotagonist
- Pinokiofairy tale
Norwegian Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
Persian پینوکیو
- پینوکیوprotagonist
Polish Pinokio, Pinokio
- Pinokioprotagonist
- Pinokiofairy tale
Portuguese Pinóquio, Pinocchio
- Pinóquioprotagonist
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinóquiofairy tale
- Pinocchiofairy tale
- Pinóquioone who lies often
- pinóquioone who lies often
Romanian Pinocchio, Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
- Pinocchiofairy tale
Russian Пино́ккио
- Пино́ккио (Pinókkio)protagonist
Slovak Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
Spanish Pinocho, Pinocho
- Pinochoprotagonist
- Pinochofairy tale
- pinochoone who lies often
Swahili Pinokyo
- Pinokyoprotagonist
Swedish Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
Tamil பின்னோகியோ
- பின்னோகியோ (piṉṉōkiyō)protagonist
Thai ปิน็อกกีโอ, ปิน็อกกีโอ
- ปิน็อกกีโอ (bpì-nɔ́k-gii-oo)protagonist
- ปิน็อกกีโอ (bpì-nɔ́k-gii-oo)fairy tale
Turkish Pinokyo, Pinokyo
- Pinokyoprotagonist
- Pinokyofairy tale
Ukrainian Піно́ккіо
- Піно́ккіо (Pinókkio)protagonist
Vietnamese Pinocchio
- Pinocchioprotagonist
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Pinocchio
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Pinocchio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinocchio
MLA
“Pinocchio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinocchio. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pinocchio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinocchio.
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