zimbello

See also: zimbellò

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

zimbello m (plural zimbelli)

1. (venatorial) 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

Verb

zimbello

1. first-person singular present indicative of zimbellare