Punchinello

Meaning

Proper Noun

A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon.

Origin

From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry).

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