bazzica

== Italian == === Etymology 1 === Disputed. First attested in 1532 in Lombardy as Medieval Latin bazeghae. Most likely from bazza (“trick; card(s) taken from another player”), though this has been challenged on the grounds of the voiced -zz-. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/ Rhymes: -attsika Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca ==== Noun ==== bazzica f (plural bazziche) card game for two players similar to briscola bazzica semplice, played with 32 cards bazzica doppia, played with 64 cards in the game of bazzica, three or four equal cards a variant of five-pin billiards, in which players must obtain while not exceeding 31 points Synonym: trentuno reale far bazzica ― to win a game of bazzica; to reach 31 points (literally, “to do bazzica”) ===== Descendants ===== → Spanish: báciga → French: bésigue ==== References ==== bazzica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana bàzzica1 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication “bàzzica1”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 130a “bésigue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from bazzicare +‎ -a. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/ Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca ==== Noun ==== bazzica f (plural bazziche) (archaic) meeting of people Synonyms: incontro, ritrovo (derogatory) friend, confidant Synonyms: compare, confidente, compagno (central-southern Italy) friendship, state of being on good terms Synonyms: amicizia, relazione ==== References ==== bàzzica2 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication “bàzzica2”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 130a === Etymology 3 === Compare bazzecola. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /batˈt͡si.ka/ Rhymes: -ika Hyphenation: baz‧zì‧ca ==== Noun ==== bazzica f (plural bazziche) (archaic, rare) trifle (small unimportant thing) Synonyms: bagattella, cianfrusaglia, cosa da poco ==== References ==== “bazzica3”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 130a === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/ Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca ==== Verb ==== bazzica inflection of bazzicare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative