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PUNCHINELLO
Etymology
Noun
punchinello (plural punchinellos)
A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.
Etymology
Proper noun
Punchinello (plural Punchinellos or Punchinelloes)
A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
(by extension) Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon.
Source: Wiktionary
Pun`chi*nel"lo, n. Etym: [It. pulcinella, probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina, pulcino, a chicken, from L. pullicenus, pullus. See Pullet.]
Definition: A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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