PUNCHINELLO

punchinello. Punchinello, n. a squab fellow, a stage puppet

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Pun′chi‐nel″lo (?), n. [[It. pulcinella, probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina, pulcino, a chicken, from L. pullicenus, pullus. See Pullet.]] A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator.