busillis

Italian

Alternative forms

• busilli

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