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Harlequin ( or Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French, and Arlequín in Spanish ) is the most popularly known of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell ' arte and its descendant, the Harlequinade.

The Harlequin is also known to be a type of clown.