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, Tuscany) 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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026