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1630–40; < French < Upper Italian bagat(t)ella, equivalent to bagatt(a) small possession (perhaps bag(a) berry (< Latin bāca; compare bay4) + -att(a) diminutive suffix) + -ella < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
1630–40; < French < Upper Italian bagat(t)ella, equivalent to bagatt(a) small possession (perhaps bag(a) berry (< Latin bāca; compare bay4) + -att(a) diminutive suffix) + -ella < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
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Bagatelle
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| bagatelle (ˌbæɡəˈtɛl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something of little value or significance; trifle |
| 2. | a board game in which balls are struck into holes, with pins as obstacles; pinball |
| 3. | another name for bar billiards |
| 4. | a short light piece of music, esp for piano |
| [C17: from French, from Italian bagattella, from (dialect) bagatta a little possession, from baga a possession, probably from Latin bāca berry] | |
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Word Origin & History
bagatelle
1630s, "a trifle," from Fr. bagatelle "knicknack, bauble, trinket" (16c.), from It. bagatella "a trifle," dim. of L. baca "berry." As "a piece of light music," it is attested from 1827.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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bagatelle
game, probably of English origin, that is similar to billiards and was probably a modification of it. Bagatelle is played with billiard cues and nine balls on an oblong board or table varying in size from 6 by 1.5 ft (1.8 by 0.5 m) to 10 by 3 ft (3 by 0.9 m), with nine numbered cups at its head, eight arranged in a circle and the ninth in its centre. The cups are approximately 2.5 in (6.3 cm) in diameter. The balls are approximately 1.88 in (4.77 cm) in diameter. Sans egal, the cannon game, and Mississippi are among the many variations of bagatelle.
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