Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punchinello

/ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: punchinel-lo
IPA: /ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.

noun

Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Punchinello.

noun

A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Italian Pulcinella or Neapolitan Pulecenella, of uncertain origin (see the Italian entry).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Pulcinella, Pulecenella

Inflected Forms

Punchinellos (plural) Punchinelloes (plural)

Derived Forms

Punch punchinello

Rhymes With

fellow hello yellow mellow cello 'cello jello bellow jell-o portobello bordello violoncello

Questions

How do you pronounce punchinello?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊ/.
What does punchinello mean?: A traditional Italian puppet, in the form of a short fat clown.
Where does punchinello come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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