bugia

See also: Bugia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈdʒi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: bu‧gì‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan bauzia, from Old Frankish *bausī (“deceit”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *bauscia (compare also Friulian bausie, Dalmatian bosca, Old French boisie), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“puffed up, arrogant, bad”). Cognate with Dutch boos, German böse, English boast.

Noun

bugia f (plural bugie)

1. lie, untruth

   Synonyms: menzogna, falsità, fandonia, frottola

   dire bugie ― to tell lies

2. (chiefly in the plural, northern Italy, chiefly Piedmont) type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings

   Synonyms: cencio (Tuscany), chiacchiera (Lombardy), crostolo, galano (Venice), frappa (central Italy), meraviglia (Sardinia)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bugia pietosa
• bugiardo (see there for further derivations)

• bugiare
• le bugie hanno le gambe corte

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bougie.

Noun

bugia f (plural bugie)

1. candleholder

   Synonyms: candeliere, candelabro, portacandela

Anagrams

• giuba