Arlecchino
The name of a comic servant character on the Italian stage, thought to descend from the French devil-figure Hellequin.
Meaning and origin
Arlecchino is the stock roguish servant of commedia dell'arte, the improvised Italian comic theatre that took shape in the 1500s.
How to pronounce Arlecchino
| Italian | ar-lek-KEE-noh /arlekˈkiːno/ |
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