busillis
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
busillis m (invariable)
- (literary) problem, enigma
- Synonym: difficoltà
Further reading[edit]
- busillis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- busillis in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana