Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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busilis m (plural busilis)

  1. crux (critical part of an argument or issue)

See also

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Further reading

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