punchinello Hear it!

punchinello definition

pun·chi·nello (pun′c̸hə nel′ō)

noun

  1. a prototype of Punch
  2. pl. punchinellos -·los a buffoon; clown

Etymology: see Punch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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