zufolare

Italian

Alternative forms

• ciufolare (archaic, regional)
• sufolare, suffolare (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sūfilāre, from Latin sībilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō, whence also the doublets sibilare and sobillare. Cognate with Corsican zifulà, Venetian sifołar, Romansch tschüvler, tschivlar, Norman sûfflier, Walloon xhufler (Old French sufler).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡su.foˈla.re/, [t̪͡s̪ufoˈl̺äːr̺e̞]
• IPA^(key): /d͡zu.foˈla.re/, [d̪͡z̪ufoˈl̺äːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: zu‧fo‧la‧re

Verb

zufolare

1. (intransitive) to play the whistle
2. (transitive) to whistle
3. to flute

Derived terms

• zufolamento
• zufolatore

Anagrams

• zufolerà