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bazzica.

card game for two players similar to briscola

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbat.t͡si.ka/
  1. card game for two players similar to briscola

    feminine
  2. in the game of bazzica, three or four equal cards

    feminine
  3. a variant of five-pin billiards, in which players must obtain while not exceeding 31 points

    feminine
    far bazzica
Where this word comes from

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-.

noun/ˈbat.t͡si.ka//ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
  1. meeting of people

    archaic · feminine
  2. friend, confidant

    derogatory · feminine
  3. friendship, state of being on good terms

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from bazzicare + -a.

noun/batˈt͡si.ka/
  1. trifle (small unimportant thing)

    archaic · feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

Compare bazzecola.

verb/ˈbat.t͡si.ka//ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
  1. inflection of bazzicare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of bazzicare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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