Masculine

embolic

Meaning

  1. (masculine) mess
  2. (masculine) confusion

Concepts

balls-up
confusion
fix
hole
🕳️
imbroglio
jam
maze
mess
mess-up
mix-up
muddle
pickle
snarl
tangle

ballup

cockup
kettle of fish
Synonyms

merder
B2
garbuix
44k
complicació
27k
galimaties

tripijoc

nyap
C2

batibull

confusió
C1
embull
enrenou
C1
Translations

lío
confusion
dédale
embrouillamini
embrouille
labyrinthe
trou
🕳️
confusione
groviglio
guaio
imbroglio
pasticcio
🥧
avviluppamento
casino
garbuglio
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əm.buˈlik]
Etymology

From embolicar (“to wrap, entangle”). First attested in 1653.

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