busilis
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 busilis”), with the last word interpreted as a proper noun.
Noun edit
busilis m (plural busilis)
- crux (critical part of an argument or issue)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “busilis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014