busillis

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originated as part of a misreading – in an ancient text – of Latin in diēbus illīs (“in those days”) as *in die busillis (“in the day of busillis”), with the last word interpreted as a proper noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈzil.lis/
  • Rhymes: -illis
  • Hyphenation: bu‧sìl‧lis

Noun

busillis m (invariable)

  1. (literary) problem, enigma
    Synonym: difficoltà

Further reading

  • busillis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • busillis in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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