bugia

Italian (Fiorentino)

/buˈd͡ʒi.a/, /ˈbu.d͡ʒa/

noun
Definitions
  • lie, untruth
  • (chiefly) type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan bauzia derived from Frankish *bausi, *bausī (deceit) derived from Latin *bauscia derived from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (bad, arrogant, puffed up, inflated, proud, swollen, worthless).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bausuz

Gloss

bad, arrogant, puffed up, inflated, proud, swollen, worthless

Concept
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Property

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