Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinocchio

/pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: pinoc-chio
IPA: /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.

name

The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

noun

One who lies often; a liar.

noun

One who has difficulty hiding lies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pinocchio, possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or constructed from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”), also similar to Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe (“Joseph”), as is Geppetto (the maker of Pinocchio).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Pinocchio

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/
British English: /pɪˈnəʊ.kjəʊ/

Inflected Forms

Pinocchios (plural)

Derived Forms

Pinocchian

Phrases

Pinocchio illusion

Frequently Paired Words

Geppetto 🤥

Synonyms

liar

Rhymes With

finocchio rocchio ginocchio tokyo malocchio

Questions

How do you pronounce pinocchio?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/.
What does pinocchio mean?: The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.
Where does pinocchio come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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