First published 1986; not fully revised
zufolo noun There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zufolo . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Earliest known use
early 1700s
The earliest known use of the noun zufolo is in the early 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zufolo is from 1724, in Short Explication of Foreign Words Musick Books .
zufolo is a borrowing from Italian .
Etymons: Italian zuf(f)olo .
Nearby entries ZPG, n. 1970– Zr, n. 1814– zubr, n. 1763– zubrowka, n. 1916– zucarine, adj. a1425 zucca, n. 1818– zucchetto, n. 1853– zucchini, n. 1916– zuche, n. 1358–1676 Zuckerkandl, n. 1910– zufolo, n. 1724– zug, n. 1899– zugtrompete, n. 1978– Zugunruhe, n. 1950– Zugzwang, n. 1904– zule | zulis, n. 1780– Zulu, n. & adj. 1824– Zulu, v. 1882– Zuludom, n. 1867– Zulu hat, n. 1879– Zuluize, v. 1852– A borrowing from Italian.
Etymon: Italian zuf(f)olo .
< Italian zuf(f)olo .
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A flageolet, a small flute or whistle (see quots.).
1724
Zufolo , a Bird Pipe or Small Flagelet. Short Explication of Foreign Words Musick Books
1740
Zuffolo , a little Flute or Flageolet. J. Grassineau , translation of S. De Brossard, Musical Dictionary 343
1786
Zuffolo , any little flute or flageolet: but more especially that which is used to teach birds. T. Busby , Complete Dictionary of Music
1876
Zufolo .., a flageolet or whistle. J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett , Dictionary of Musical Terms 456/1
1954
There..is no reason for concluding..that Keiser's zuffolo was a small shawm. Grove's Dictionary Music (ed. 5) vol. IX. 427/2
1960
A young blind Sardinian shepherd, Angelo Picchi appeared in..London (1856), playing on a small pipe (Zuffolo ) which was named after him, Picco Pipe. L. G. Langwill , Index Wind-instrument Makers 90
1976
Leonardo clearly envisaged the possibility of a keyed trumpet and a keyed zufolo or pipe. D. Munrow , Instruments of Middle Ages & Renaissance vi. 58/1
▶ more ▼ less A type of wind instrument, probably a recorder.
The highest-pitched variety of the old flute with a mouthpiece.
Early Music . An ancient (single or double) flute or flageolet.
A flageolet, a small flute or whistle (see quots.).
A type of flute used in the Near and Middle East, consisting of an open-ended length of cane with finger-holes, sounded by blowing across the rim.
An ancient Greek reed pipe with a single tube.
An old form of flute, also called English flute, having a mouthpiece with a fipple; now, a recorder.
a. Ancient Greek Music (apparently) a kind of flute carved from the wood of the lotus (lotus , n. 3); b. a non-transverse flute without fingering…
A type of Chinese transverse flute, typically made from bamboo.
An end-blown Japanese flute, made of bamboo.
Any of various types of Andean end-blown flute, typically made of wood or cane and having a notched mouthpiece, six finger holes, and a rear thumb…
A simple end-blown wind-instrument resembling a small flute.
Pronunciation keys British English Consonants p p eat t eak k eyb b uyd d yeɡ g uytʃ ch oredʒ j ayf f oreθ th aws s oreʃ sh orev v eeð th eez z eeʒ beig e x loch h h ayl l ayɬ rhingyll r r ayw w ayj y orem m ayn n ayŋ sing Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.
Vowels iː fleece i happy ɪ kit ɛ dress a trap, bath ɑː start, palm, bath ɒ lot ɔː thought, force ʌ strut ʊ foot uː goose ə letter əː nurse ɪə near ɛː square ʊə cure eɪ face ʌɪ pride aʊ mouth əʊ goat ɔɪ voice ã gratin ɒ̃ salon ᵻ (/ɪ/-/ə/) ᵿ (/ʊ/-/ə/) Other symbols The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress. The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress. Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional. View the pronunciation model here .
zufolo, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.
zufolo, n. was last modified in December 2024.
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