Pinocchio

[ pi-noh-kee-oh ]

/ pɪˈnoʊ kiˌoʊ /

noun

the hero of Carlo Collodi's children's story, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883), a wooden puppet who comes to life as a boy and whose nose grows longer whenever he tells a lie.

Origin of Pinocchio

< Italian: literally, pine seed, pine cone, equivalent to pin(o) pine¹ + -occhio < Vulgar Latin *-uc(u)lu(m), Latin -i-culum; see -i-, -cule¹

Example sentences from the Web for pinocchio

Louie encounters a blue-collar maintenance worker who tells him a joke about Pinocchio—incorrectly.

Why Is Louis C.K. So Funny? He Uses Humor as a Moral Compass. |Andrew Romano |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I kept grabbing his nose and pulling it, calling him Pinocchio.

Gore Vidal’s Tragic Final Decade |Tim Teeman |November 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Pinocchio set out; and as soon as he was in the wood he began to run like a kid.

Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories |Various
Like most great men, Pinocchio was annoyed at his noisy reception.

Pinocchio in Africa |Cherubini

Alidoro, when he had reached the path that led to the village, stopped and put his friend Pinocchio gently on the ground.

Pinocchio |C. Collodi
Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off.

The Adventures of Pinocchio |C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini
Pinocchio gave another look at the can and answered neither yes nor no.

Pinocchio |C. Collodi

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Pinocchio

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Origin of Pinocchio

Example sentences from the Web for pinocchio