manichino

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manichino

  • /maniˈkino/

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dal francese mannequin

noun manichini

  1. fantoccio d'aspetto simile a quello umano, usato da alcuni commercianti per confezionare e far vedere abiti
  2. archaic antiche manette

Similar: modello, fantoccio, baccalà, burattino, damerino, gagà, imbranato, incapace, stoccafisso, persona impacciata, marionetta, persona manovrabile, elegantone, dandy, polsino, risvolto, manichetto

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In English

  • dummy something constructed with the size and form of a human
  • mannequin model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes

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@misc{manichino_2026,
  title = {manichino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/manichino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}