chiurlo
See also: chiurlò
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjur.lo/
- Rhymes: -urlo
- Hyphenation: chiùr‧lo
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic
Noun
chiurlo m (plural chiurli, diminutive chiurlétto, augmentative chiurlòtto)
- Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
- Synonym: chiurlo maggiore
- Synonym of piovanello maggiore (“red knot”)
- Synonym of mignattaio (“glossy ibis”)
- Synonym of assiolo (“Eurasian scops owl”)
- (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
- first-person singular present indicative of chiurlare
Further reading
- chiurlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana