imbroglio

Meaning

Noun

A complicated situation; an entanglement.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian imbroglio ("tangle#Noun") (im-, alternative form of in- + broglio; see also imbrogliare), cognate with and probably from an earlier form of French embrouiller ("to [[embroil, [[muddle#Verb") (em-, a form of en- + brouiller).

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