arlecchino

See also: Arlecchino

Italian

Etymology

From Arlecchino, a commedia dell'arte character.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ar.lekˈki.no/
Rhymes: -ino
Hyphenation: ar‧lec‧chì‧no

Noun

arlecchino m (plural arlecchini)

Derived terms

arlecchinata
arlecchinesco
fare l'arlecchino (“to play the fool, act the clown”)

Descendants

→ Galician: arlequín
→ Greek: αρλεκίνος (arlekínos)
→ Portuguese: arlequim
→ Spanish: arlequín

Further reading

arlecchino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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