zirlo

See also: zirlò

Italian

FWOTD – 19 August 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zir.lo/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sir.lo/
• Rhymes: -irlo
• Hyphenation: zìr‧lo

Etymology 1

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

zirlo m (plural zirli)

1. the song of a thrush
   • 2010, Oscar Wilde, Il ritratto di Dorian Gray, Oscar Mondadori, page 195:

     Pareva lo zirlo di un tordo.

     It sounded like the song of a thrush.

Etymology 2

Verb

zirlo

1. first-person singular present indicative of zirlare