Imbroglio

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɪmˈbroljo/, SAMPA: /Im"broljo/

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• Hyphenation: im‧bro‧glio

  Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ

Noun

Singular Imbroglio

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Imbroglio ({{{1}}})

1. a complicated situation; an entanglement

Usage notes

• The Italian plural imbrogli does not appear to be used in English.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /imˈbrɔʎʎo/, SAMPA: /im"brOLLo/
• Hyphenation: im‧bro‧glio

Noun

imbroglio m. (plural imbrogli)

1. tangle, entanglement, muddle, scrape
2. cheat, swindle, trick, diddle, fraud

Synonyms

• (1) intrico, pasticcio, impiccio
• (2) inganno, truffa, frode

Related terms

• imbrogliare
• imbroglione

Verb

imbroglio

1. first-person singular present tense of imbrogliare

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