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)
- (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