bazzica

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Disputed. First attested in 1532 in Lombardy as Medieval Latin bazeghae. Most likely from bazza (“trick; card(s) taken from another player”), though this has been challenged on the grounds of the voiced -zz-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/
Rhymes: -attsika
Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Noun edit

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

card game for two players similar to briscola
bazzica semplice, played with 32 cards

bazzica doppia, played with 64 cards
in the game of bazzica, three or four equal cards
a variant of five-pin billiards, in which players must obtain while not exceeding 31 points
Synonym: trentuno reale

far bazzica ― to win a game of bazzica; to reach 31 points (literally, “to do bazzica”)

Descendants edit

→ Spanish: báciga
→ French: bésigue

References edit

bazzica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
bàzzica¹ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bàzzica¹”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130
“bésigue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2 edit

Deverbal from bazzicare +‎ -a.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika
Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Noun edit

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

(archaic) meeting of people
Synonyms: incontro, ritrovo
(derogatory) friend, confidant
Synonyms: compare, confidente, compagno
(central-southern Italy) friendship, state of being on good terms
Synonyms: amicizia, relazione

References edit

bàzzica² in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bàzzica²”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130

Etymology 3 edit

Compare bazzecola.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /batˈt͡si.ka/
Rhymes: -ika
Hyphenation: baz‧zì‧ca

Noun edit

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

(archaic, rare) trifle (small unimportant thing)
Synonyms: bagattella, cianfrusaglia, cosa da poco

References edit

Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bazzica³”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130

Etymology 4 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika
Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Verb edit

bazzica

inflection of bazzicare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative