bagattella

Italian

Alternative forms

bagatella

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)

trifle (small, unimportant thing)
(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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