bagatelle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bagatelle /ˌbagəˈtɛl/
▶noun
- 1 a game in which small balls are hit into numbered holes on a board, with pins as obstructions.
- 2 something trifling or negligible.
- 3 a short, light piece of music.
– origin C17: from Fr., from Ital. bagatella, perh. from baga ‘baggage’ or from a dimin. of L. baca ‘berry’.
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