garbuglio

Italian

Etymology

Probably a deverbal from garbugliare (“to disturb, confuse”), from bugliare (“to agitate”), from northern dialect boglire (“to heat up, boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarˈbuʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -uʎʎo
• Hyphenation: gar‧bù‧glio

Noun

garbuglio m (plural garbugli)

1. tangle
2. muddle, mess

Derived terms

• ingarbugliare

Descendants

• → Catalan: garbuix

Further reading

• garbuglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana