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pupazzo

puppet

noun poo-PAHTS-tsoh Rare

Also means

doll

Usage Note

Pupazzo refers to a puppet, a stuffed toy, or a doll — particularly one without the elaborate strings of a marionetta. It is masculine (il pupazzo), plural pupazzi. Pupazzo di neve is the standard phrase for 'snowman'. The diminutive pupazzetto is used for a small figure or cartoon character.

Examples

"I bambini hanno fatto un pupazzo di neve."

Natural Translation

The children made a snowman.

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