The word "ciriello" is a surname commonly found in southern Italy. It is pronounced as /tʃiːˈriːloʊ/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The "c" is pronounced as a "ch" sound, the "i" is elongated as "ee", and the "e" is pronounced with a short "i" sound. The double "l" is pronounced as a single "l" and the final "o" is pronounced as a long "o". In Italian, the surname is spelled as "Ciriello" with an uppercase "C".