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Punchinello

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Pun•chi•nel•lo n., pl. -los, -loes.

Show Businessa grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
any similarly grotesque or absurd person or thing.

Late Latin pullicēnus, derivative of Latin pullus pullet
Italian (Naples dialect, dialectal) polecenella character in the puppet show, diminutive of polecana turkey-cock chick
1660–70

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Punchinello /ˌpʌntʃɪˈnɛləʊ/ n ( pl -los, -loes)

a type of clown from Italian burlesque or puppet shows, the prototype of Punch
(sometimes not capital) any grotesque or absurd character

Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier Polichinello, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) Polecenella, from Italian pulcino chicken, ultimately from Latin pullus young animal

'Punchinello' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

commedia dell'arte - punch

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