Pinocchio
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Pinocchio
- /pɪˈnəʊ.kjəʊ/ UK
- /pɪˈnəʊ.kɪ.əʊ/ UK
- /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊkiəʊ
Where it comes from
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).
proper noun
- 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.
- The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.
noun Pinocchios
-
One who lies often; a liar.
Similar: liar
- One who has difficulty hiding lies.
Translations
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name protagonist
| Español | Pinocho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피노키오 Pinokio |
| 日本語 | ピノキオ Pinokio, ピノッキオ Pinokkio |
| 中文 | 皮諾喬 /皮诺乔 Pínuòqiáo, 皮諾曹 /皮诺曹 Pínuòcáo, 匹諾曹 /匹诺曹 Pǐnuòcáo |
| हिन्दी | पिनोकियो pinokiyo |
| Kiswahili | Pinokyo |
| Português | Pinóquio, Pinocchio |
| Français | Pinocchio |
| Deutsch | Pinocchio |
| Italiano | Pinocchio |
| Ελληνικά | Πινόκιο Pinókio |
| Română | Pinocchio |
| Русский | Пино́ккио Pinókkio |
| Tiếng Việt | Pinocchio |
| العربية | بِينُوكْيُو bīnūkyū |
| עברית | פִינוֹקִיוֹ Pinókio |
Talk about this word "Pinocchio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pinocchio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pinocchio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pinocchio "Pinocchio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pinocchio.Cite this
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