Mangiafuoco (/ˌmɑːndʒəˈfwoʊkoʊ/ MAHN-jə-FWOH-koh; Italian: [ˌmandʒaˈfwɔːko], literally "Fire-Eater") is a fictional character and a secondary antagonist who appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio Pinocchio (/pɪˈnoʊkioʊ/ pin-OH-kee-oh, Italian: [piˈnɔkkjo]) is an Italian fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pinocchio Pinocchio - Wikipedia (Le avventure di Pinocchio).