pierrot

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See also: Pierrot and Pièrrot

English

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Noun

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pierrot (plural pierrots)

  1. Alternative form of Pierrot
    • 2009 June 3, Claudia La Rocco, “With Each Youthful Step, Discoveries and Transformations”, in New York Times[1]:
      Then came the very young, in the “Ballabile des Enfants” from “Harlequinade,” a colorful, confectionary swirl of polichinelles, pierrots and scaramouches, set to Riccardo Drigo.
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings.
  3. (historical) An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves.

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pier‧rot

Noun

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pierrot m (plural pierrots, diminutive pierrotje n)

  1. a person dressed in a Pierrot costume

Italian

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Noun

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pierrot m (invariable)

  1. a person dressed in a Pierrot costume

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pierrot.

Noun

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pierrot m (uncountable)

  1. a person dressed in a Pierrot costume

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