名詞 harlequin:

1. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)

動詞 harlequin:

1. variegate with spots or marks

har.le.quin

n.（名詞）
Harlequin A conventional buffoon of the commedia dell`arte, traditionally presented in a mask and parti-colored tights.
Harlequin 哈利昆小丑：意大利喜劇中傳統頭戴面具身穿各種顏色衣服的丑角
A clown; a buffoon.
小丑；丑角
adj.Abbr. hlqn（形容詞）縮寫 hlqn
Having a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes.
指具有五顏六色的鉆石形狀

來源：
Obsolete French
已廢法語
from Old French Herlequin, Hellequin [a demon]
源自 古法語 Herlequin, Hellequin [魔鬼]
perhaps from Middle English *Herleking
可能源自 中古英語 *Herleking
from Old English Herla cyning [King Herla, a mythical figure identified with Woden]
源自 古英語 Herla cyning [赫拉王，與沃登一樣是個神話式的人物]