bagarre

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See also: bagarré

French

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Middle French bagarot (noise, tumult, contention, strife) and Provençal bagarro (brawl), possibly from Basque batzarre (meeting, assembly). Compare also Old Norse bágr (resistance, struggle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɡaʁ/ ~ /ba.ɡɑʁ/
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Noun

bagarre f (plural bagarres)

  1. brawl, fight
    • 1968, “Avant la bagarre”, performed by France Gall:
      Avant la bagarre / Réfléchis bien / Car il est bien plus grand que toi
      Before the fight / Think about it / Because he's much bigger than you

Descendants

  • Italian: bagarre

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bagarre.

Pronunciation

Noun

bagarre f (invariable)

  1. heated discussion, row
  2. turmoil, bustle
    Synonyms: tafferuglio, trambusto, tumulto
  3. (cycling) decisive leg of a cycling race

References

  1. ^ bagarre in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • bagarre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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