arlecchino

See also: Arlecchino

Italian

Etymology

From Arlecchino, a commedia dell'arte character.

Noun

arlecchino m (plural arlecchini)

1. harlequin
2. buffoon, fool
3. clown, jester

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Galician: arlequín
• → Portuguese: arlequim
• → Spanish: arlequín

Further reading

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