Cagliostro

[kal-yoh-stroh, kah-lyaws-traw]

noun

1. Count Alessandro di Giuseppe Balsamo, 1743–95, Italian adventurer and impostor.

Cagliostro

/ kaʎˈʎostro /

noun

1. Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry

Example Sentences

Readers may have heard of Mozart, but they’re less likely to be familiar with the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, the English spy Edward Bancroft or the book’s colorful villain, Count Alessandro Cagliostro.

From New York Times

Midway through “Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro,” the titular thief laments on the magical feats he’d be able to accomplish if only a certain someone would believe in him.

From Los Angeles Times

And there are clear nods to “The Castle of Cagliostro” visually and within elements of the story itself.

From Los Angeles Times

Cagliostro posted that when her nine-year-old daughter heard the news, she said: "Wait, so David Cameron just quit because he didn't get what he wanted? How silly."

From BBC

The field swarmed with charming frauds and con men, such as Cagliostro and the Count of Saint-Germain, who pretended not only to transmute the elements but also to hold the secret of immortality.

From Literature