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briga.

trouble, bother

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbri.ɡa/

  1. trouble, bother

    feminine
    prendersi la briga

  2. fight, quarrel

    feminine
    attacare briga.
Where this word comes from

From Germanic (Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”)) or Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos; compare Welsh bri (“power”), Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”). Not to be confused with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bergtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, cognate with Proto-Germanic *berganą and possibly Sicilian sbriga.

verb/ˈbri.ɡa/

  1. inflection of brigare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of brigare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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