Hyphenation of Harlequin

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Harlequin? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Har-le-quin

Definitions of Harlequin:

1.	A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
2.	Variegate with spots or marks His face was harlequined with patches

Synonyms of Harlequin:

noun	clown, buffoon, merry andrew
verb	mottle, dapple, cloud

Last hyphenations of this language

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