Pinocchio Definition

pinōkēō
noun

One who lies often; a liar.

Wiktionary
One who has difficulty hiding lies.
Wiktionary
The title character of a novel (1880) by It. writer C. Collodi (pseud. of Carlo Lorenzini): Pinocchio is a living marionette whose nose lengthens whenever he tells a lie.
Webster's New World
pronoun

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells.

Wiktionary
The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Pinocchio

Noun

Singular:
Pinocchio
Plural:
pinocchios

Origin of Pinocchio

  • From the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio, 1881) by Italian author Carlo Collodi; most likely constructed from Italian pino ‘pine’ and occhio ‘eye’

    From Wiktionary

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