pannolenci
Italian
Alternative forms
- panno lenci, panno Lenci®
Etymology
From panno (“cloth”) + Lenci, the name of the Turinese factory which first produced it, named after one of its founders, Helen “Lenci” König, whose nickname came from a mispronunciation of the original German diminutive Helenchen (or Lenchen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpan.noˈlɛn.t͡ʃi/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛntʃi
- Hyphenation: pan‧no‧lèn‧ci
Noun
pannolenci m (invariable)
- (usually uncountable) a type of lightweight felt mostly used to manufacture dolls and puppets
References
- pannolenci in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
Lenci doll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia