a iosa
Italian
Alternative forms
- a josa (obsolete)
Etymology
From "iosa", Tuscan pronunciation of "chiosa", a little disc made of wood or lead used by children as substitute for money in games that replicated gambling games[1], indicating that certain goods are abundant and available enough that could also be bought with chiose [2].
Adverb
a iosa
- in plenty, in abundance, galore, in great quantity
- bog-standard, run-of-the-mill, dime a dozen, common-or-garden
Synonyms
- a bizzeffe, in abbondanza, in (gran) quantità, a dozzine, ordinario, dozzinale
References
- Chiosa - Vocabolario - Virgilio Parole
- A chiosa o a iosa il chiosare... - Giornale La Voce