zurlo

Italian

Etymology 1

Probably a dialectal variant of girlo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sur.lo/
  • Stress: zùrlo
  • Hyphenation: zur‧lo

Noun

zurlo m (plural zurli, feminine zurla)

  1. (Venice, masculine only) spinning top
    Synonym: trottola
  2. (figuratively) scatterbrain

Etymology 2

Back-formation from zurlare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zur.lo/
  • Stress: zùrlo
  • Hyphenation: zur‧lo

Noun

zurlo m (plural zurli)

  1. (Tuscany, archaic) romping
    Synonym: ruzzo

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