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   Pedrolino
   stock character of the Italian commedia dell`arte, a simpleminded and honest servant, usually a young and personable valet. One of the comic ... [2 related articles]
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   Pedrolino
   Pedrolino is a zanni, or comic servant, of the Commedia dell`Arte; the name is a hypocorism of Pedro (Peter), via the suffix -lino. The character made its first appearance in the last quarter of the 16th century, apparently as the invention of the actor with whom the role was to be long identified,...
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