polichinelle
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See also: Polichinelle
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Polichinelle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
polichinelle m (plural polichinelles)
- Punchinello doll
- 1967, “Polichinelle”, Pierre Saka (lyrics), Jean Bernard (music), performed by France Gall:
- J’ai un joli polichinelle / Que vient de m’offrir une amie / Dans son bel habit de dentelle / Il est toute ma vie
- I have a handsome Punchinello doll / That a friend has just given me / In his beautiful lace outfit / He is my whole life
- buffoon
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “polichinelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.