punchinello

See also: Punchinello

English

Etymology

From Punchinello.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

punchinello (plural punchinellos or punchinelloes)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Punchinello.
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 37:
      The children of George III played with an eight-inch-long rattle made of gold and coral and decorated with gold bells. The little King of Rome, Napoleon's son, had one with the face formed as a punchinello with an ivory handle and eight bells, in fact, a poupard. This punchinello had Napoleon's face, made expressly in order for his son.
  2. A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.
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