chiurlo

See also: chiurlò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjur.lo/
• Rhymes: -urlo
• Hyphenation: chiùr‧lo

Etymology 1

Compare French courlis, English curlew, ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

chiurlo m (plural chiurli, diminutive chiurlétto, augmentative chiurlòtto)

1. Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

   Synonym: chiurlo maggiore

2. Synonym of piovanello maggiore (“red knot”)
3. Synonym of mignattaio (“glossy ibis”)
4. Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)
5. (figurative, vernacular, Tuscan) fool, idiot

   Synonyms: (Tuscan) grullo, sciocco

Derived terms

• chiurlettino
• chiurlo maggiore
• chiurlo piccolo
• chiurlotto mezzano

Related terms

• chiurlare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chiurlo

1. first-person singular present indicative of chiurlare

Further reading

• chiurlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana