zufolo

noun

zu·​fo·​lo

variants or zuffolo

ˈtsüfəˌlō

plural zufoli or zuffoli

-lē

: a little flute or flageolet

especially : one used to teach birds

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Old Italian, whistle, whistling, hiss, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sufilus, sifilus, from Latin sibilus; akin to Latin sibilare to hiss, whistle

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