punchinello
/puhn-chuh-nel-oh/US // ˌpʌn tʃəˈnɛl oʊ //UK // (ˌpʌntʃɪˈnɛləʊ) //
庞基罗,庞吉尼罗,庞吉尼洛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural Pun·chi·nel·los, Pun·chi·nel·loes.
- : a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- : any similarly grotesque or absurd person or thing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Punch and Punchinello, or Pierre and Pierrot are the father and the son of the ancient holy-days or holidays.
Here and there a small group gazed at the performances of Punchinello; a few equipages drove along its centre way.
It was as though a parrot or a punchinello spoke, and sentences which were unexpected could not be understood.
But any though he is, he is as capable of devotion to his Columbine as Punchinello, and remains faithfully mated year after year.
She had been angry with Glyde, but now could think of him as "poor Struan," Punchinello in a rustic comedy.
Level 9Browse all words →