battibuglio

Italian

Etymology

From battere (“to beat”) + the ending -buglio, taken from nouns such as subbuglio, tafferuglio and similar others.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bat.tiˈbuʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -uʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧bù‧glio

Noun

battibuglio m (plural battibugli) (archaic)

  1. brawl
  2. altercation

Further reading
  • battibuglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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