The story
- Italian · derived fromzirlare“to whistle”
- English todaycirl bunting
Anglicized form of Latin name Emberiza cirlus, probably originally from Italian zirlare (“to whistle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cirl bunting
Today it means: A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer. Full definition →
Italian zirlare