bazzoffia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from an earlier battisoffia, battisoffiola (“heart palpitation, fear, confusion”) or from Lombardic bisauffiar (“to swallow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /badˈd͡zɔf.fja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔffja
  • Hyphenation: baz‧zòf‧fia

Noun

bazzoffia f (plural bazzoffie) (chiefly Tuscan)

  1. abundant, coarse or thick viand or soup
  2. (figurative) lengthy, boring and messy thing
  3. (figurative) messy group of things

Descendants

  • → Spanish: bazofia

References

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