单词 | Punchinello |
释义 | Punchinello /pun'cheuh nel"oh/, n. , pl. Punchinellos, Punchinelloes. 1. a 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. [1660-70; < It (Naples dial.) polecenella character in the puppet show, dim. of polecana turkey-cock chick < LL pullicenus, deriv. of L pullus PULLET] |
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