zufolo, n.

zufolo
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zufolo_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1986; not fully revised

# zufolonoun

## Earlier version

- zufolo in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zufolo mean?

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.

### How is the noun zufolo pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈtsuːfələʊ/
/zuːfələʊ/

### Where does the noun zufolo come from?

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.

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7. zucchetto, n. 1853–
8. zucchini, n. 1916–
9. zuche, n. 1358–1676
10. Zuckerkandl, n. 1910–
11. zufolo, n.1724–
12. zug, n. 1899–
13. zugtrompete, n. 1978–
14. Zugunruhe, n. 1950–
15. Zugzwang, n. 1904–
16. zule | zulis, n. 1780–
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## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Italian.
Etymon: Italian zuf(f)olo.
< Italian zuf(f)olo.

## Meaning & use

Music.

1. 1724–
   A flageolet, a small flute or whistle (see quots.).
   1. 1724

      > Zufolo, a Bird Pipe or Small Flagelet.

      Short Explication of Foreign Words Musick Books
   2. 1740

      > Zuffolo, a little Flute or Flageolet.

      J. Grassineau, translation of S. De Brossard, Musical Dictionary 343
   3. 1786

      > Zuffolo, any little flute or flageolet: but more especially that which is used to teach birds.

      T. Busby, Complete Dictionary of Music
   4. 1876

      > Zufolo.., a flageolet or whistle.

      J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett, Dictionary of Musical Terms 456/1
   5. 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
   6. 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
   7. 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
   music
   1. doucet c1450–1600
      A type of wind instrument, probably a recorder.
   2. flute-douce 1676–1749
      The highest-pitched variety of the old flute with a mouthpiece.
   3. tibia 1705–
      Early Music. An ancient (single or double) flute or flageolet.
   4. zufolo 1724–
      A flageolet, a small flute or whistle (see quots.).
   5. ney 1756–
      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.
   6. monaulos 1776–
      An ancient Greek reed pipe with a single tube.
   7. flûte-à-bec 1797–
      An old form of flute, also called English flute, having a mouthpiece with a fipple; now, a recorder.
   8. lotus flute 1826–
      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…
   9. bamboo flute 1862–
   10. dizi 1874–
       A type of Chinese transverse flute, typically made from bamboo.
   11. shakuhachi 1893–
       An end-blown Japanese flute, made of bamboo.
   12. quena 1909–
       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…
   13. tonette 1958–
       A simple end-blown wind-instrument resembling a small flute.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈtsuːfələʊ/
/zuːfələʊ/

####

##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

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

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- 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.

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## Forms

### Variant forms

Also zuffolo.

zufolo, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zufolo, n. was last modified in December 2024.