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A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
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noun
Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon.
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Usage: broadly
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Punchinello.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.
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History
From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry).
From Punchinello.
