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) harlequin buffoon, fool clown, jester ==== 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