bagattella

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin baga, from Latin baca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɡatˈtɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gat‧tèl‧la

Noun

bagattella f (plural bagattelle)

  1. trifle (small, unimportant thing)
  2. (music) bagatelle (all senses)

Descendants

  • French: bagatelle
    • Catalan: bagatel·la
    • Danish: bagatel
    • Dutch: bagatel
    • English: bagatelle
    • German: Bagatelle
    • Greek: μπαγκατέλα (bagkatéla)
  • Portuguese: bagatela
  • ? Sicilian: barattella, baratteḍḍa (mainly plural)

Further reading

  • bagattella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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