zirlo

See also: zirlò

Italian
FWOTD – 19 August 2013

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sirlo/, /ˈd͡zirlo/

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.

Verb

zirlo

  1. first-person singular present of zirlare
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