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单词 punchinello
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Pun•chi•nel•lo  (pun′chə nelō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los, -loes. 
  1. Show Businessa grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
  2. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Punchinello /ˌpʌntʃɪˈnɛləʊ/ n ( pl -los, -loes)
  1. a type of clown from Italian burlesque or puppet shows, the prototype of Punch
  2. (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
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