BAGATELLE


Meaning of BAGATELLE in English

|bagə|tel noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Italian bagattella, probably from Latin baca, bacca berry

1. : a thing of little or no importance or value : a mere nothing : trifle

to him money was a bagatelle

2. : a game played with a cue and usually nine balls on an oblong table having cups or both cups and arches at one end

3. : a short piece of music or verse in a light style ; especially : a short light piece for the piano

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