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/
• Rhymes: -ɛntʃi
• Hyphenation: pan‧no‧lèn‧ci

Noun

pannolenci m (invariable)

1. (usually uncountable) a type of lightweight felt mostly used to manufacture dolls and puppets

Further reading

• Lenci doll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia