English
Etymology
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
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Hyphenation: im·bro·glio
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Noun
imbroglio (plural: imbroglios)
- a complicated situation; an entanglement
Usage notes
The Italian plural imbrogli does not appear to be used in English.
Italian
Noun
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- tangle, entanglement, muddle, scrape
- cheat, swindle, trick, diddle, fraud
Synonyms
(1) intrico, pasticcio, impiccio
(2) inganno, truffa, frode
Related terms
imbrogliare
imbroglione
Verb
imbroglio
- first-person singular present tense of imbrogliare
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