bazzoffia

== Italian == === Alternative forms === basoffia (archaic) === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from an earlier battisoffia, battisoffiola (“heart palpitation, fear, confusion”) or from Lombardic bisauffiar (“to swallow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /badˈd͡zɔf.fja/ Rhymes: -ɔffja Hyphenation: baz‧zòf‧fia === Noun === bazzoffia f (plural bazzoffie) (chiefly Tuscan) abundant, coarse or thick viand or soup (figurative) lengthy, boring and messy thing (figurative) messy group of things ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: bazofia === References === bazzoffia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana bazzoffia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication “baẓẓòffia”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 130c