Pinocchio

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//pɪˈnəʊ.kjəʊ//
United Kingdom//pɪˈnəʊ.kɪ.əʊ//
United States//pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ//

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.

proper noun

1
The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.
2
The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pinocchio, possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or constructed from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”), also similar to Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe (“Joseph”), as is Geppetto (the maker of Pinocchio).

noun

1
One who lies often; a liar.
2
One who has difficulty hiding lies.

Forms

plural: Pinocchios

Pinkie · A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East…pinky · Pinkish.pinned · Having (a specified kind or number of) pins.

Pinocchio · The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by…

pinpoint · The point of a pin.pint · A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon,…Pint · A surname from Dutch.

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