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Italian
Etymology 1
Probably a dialectal variant of girlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈt͡sur.lo/
- Rhymes: -urlo
- Hyphenation: zùr‧lo
Noun
zurlo m (plural zurli, feminine zurla)
- (Venice, masculine only) spinning top
- Synonym: trottola
- (figurative) scatterbrain
Etymology 2
Deverbal from zurlare + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zur.lo/
- Rhymes: -urlo
- Hyphenation: zùr‧lo
Noun
zurlo m (plural zurli)
- (Tuscany, archaic) romping
- Synonym: ruzzo
Further reading
- zurlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- zurlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana