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magilla.

Something large or elaborate.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈɡɪlə/

  1. Something large or elaborate.

  2. A big fuss or messy situation.

  3. An epitome; an acme; an exemplar.

  4. Someone big and brutish; a gorilla.

Where this word comes from

From Yiddish מגילה (megile, “a lengthy document, a long story”), from Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (məḡillāh, “a scroll”). Doublet of megillah.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.