busillis

Meaning

problem, enigma

Synonyms

enigma

indovinello

rompicapo

impiccio

pietra d’inciampo

bbusillibbusse

Translations

hic

difficulté

Kopfnuss

Scherzfrage

Denksportaufgabe

αίνιγμα

casse-tête

γρίφος

devinette

Rätsel

énigme

Änigma

aenigma

problema

enigma

Hyphenated as

bu‧sìl‧lis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buˈzil.lis/

Etymology

Originated as part of a misreading – in an ancient text – of Latin in diēbus illīs (“in those days”) as *in die busillis (“in the day of busillis”), with the last word interpreted as a proper noun.