See punchinello in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. Pun·chi·nel·los or Pun·chi·nel·loes
Origin:
Origin: Variant of Polichinello
Origin: , from Italian dialectal Pollecinella
Origin: , diminutive of pollecena, turkey pullet (from the resemblance between its beak and Punchinello's nose)
Origin: , ultimately from Latin pullus, young chicken; see pullet
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