Pinocchio

American  

[pi-noh-kee-oh] / pɪˈnoʊ kiˌoʊ /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of Pinocchio

< Italian: literally, pine seed, pine cone, equivalent to pin ( o ) pine ¹ + -occhio < Vulgar Latin *-uc ( u ) lu ( m ), Latin -i-culum; -i-, -cule ¹

Example Sentences

Disquisitions on the nature of postunification “Italianness” in the 19th century or a close reading of Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio” as a manifesto of Italian political childhood are fascinating but feel as if the Innocenti is merely an occasion for Mr. Luzzi to write, however lyrically, on elements of Italian history and identity vaguely pertaining to childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among them is the so called Pinocchio chameleon, a reptile described for nearly 150 years.

From Science Daily

Genetic and anatomical studies now show that the reptile long referred to as the Pinocchio chameleon is not the species scientists thought it was.

From Science Daily

According to the research team, it represents a completely new species, which they named Calumma pinocchio so that its scientific and common names align.

From Science Daily

Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurs thrived in North America for several million years before returning to Asia, where their lineage split into two branches: one evolved into massive predators like T. rex, while the other produced more slender, long-snouted types nicknamed "Pinocchio rexes."

From Science Daily