Masculine
imbroglio
Meaning
a complicated situation; an entanglement
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
warnet warwinkel
pasticcio
caviho machi-maché catenat bourboui pelau barrassarié bourroulado
entrelaçamentoPronounced as (IPA)
/ɛ̃.bʁɔ.ljo/
Etymology
From Italian imbroglio (“tangle”), from imbrogliare (“to tangle”), cognate with and probably from an earlier form of French embrouiller (“muddle, embroil”), from em- (“en-”) + brouiller. Doublet of embrouille.
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