/bag'euh tel"/ , n.
1. something of little value or importance; a trifle.
2. a game played on a board having holes at one end into which balls are to be struck with a cue.
3. pinball.
4. a short and light musical composition, typically for the piano.
[ 1630-40; bagat ( t ) ella, equiv. to bagatt ( a ) small possession (perh. bag ( a ) berry ( baca; cf BAY 4 ) + -att ( a ) dim. suffix) + -ella -illa dim. suffix ]