zimbello

See also: zimbellò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zimˈbɛl.lo/, (traditional) ^*/t͡simˈbɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: zim‧bèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Franco-Provençal cembel, from Vulgar Latin *cymbellum, from Latin cymbalum.

Noun

zimbello m (plural zimbelli)

1. (hunting) a decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made of wood, etc., lure
2. (figurative) flattery
3. (figurative) a laughing stock, jest, patsy
4. (ethology) mockups to stimulate animal behavior

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zimbello

1. first-person singular present indicative of zimbellare