"Punchinello" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/ Forms: Punchinellos [plural], Punchinelloes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛləʊ Etymology: From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Pulcinella}} Italian Pulcinella, {{bor|en|nap|Pulecenella}} Neapolitan Pulecenella Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|es}} Punchinello (plural Punchinellos or Punchinelloes)
  1. A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
    Sense id: en-Punchinello-en-name-aNyewh04
  2. (by extension) Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Punchinello-en-name-lv7rB6as Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Punch, punchinello

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "56 44",
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        {
          "ref": "1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 37:",
          "text": "The children of George III played with an eight-inch-long rattle made of gold and coral and decorated with gold bells. The little King of Rome, Napoleon's son, had one with the face formed as a punchinello with an ivory handle and eight bells, in fact, a poupard. This punchinello had Napoleon's face, made expressly in order for his son.",
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    },
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    "Rhymes:English/ɛləʊ/4 syllables"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/"
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