Geppetto
| Geppetto | |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Pinocchio character | |
Geppetto carving Pinocchio. | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) |
| Created by | Carlo Collodi |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Family | Pinocchio (son) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Geppetto (/dʒəˈpɛtoʊ/ jə-PET-oh; Italian: [dʒepˈpetto]) is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio. He wears a yellow wig resembling cornmeal mush (called polendina), and consequently his neighbors call him "Polendina" to annoy him. The name Geppetto is a Tuscan diminutive of the name Giuseppe (Italian for Joseph).