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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Italian
Origin: arlecchino, from early French Helquin name of an evil spirit

harlequin

1 noun
     
Related topics: Theatre
har‧le‧quin1 [countable]
APT a character in some traditional plays who wears brightly coloured clothes and plays tricks
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