bagatela

/baɣaˈtela/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
bagatelas

Meaning

  1. trifle

    • Es una bagatela.

      It's a trifle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

zarandaja

bagatela and zarandaja are close synonyms for a "trifle," something trivial or insignificant; zarandaja is quite rare or archaic.

minucia

minucia specifically means a minor detail or trifling matter; bagatela is a trifle or insignificant thing, often about something cheap or worthless.

fruslería

bagatela and fruslería are close synonyms for a "trifle"; fruslería is rare and literary.

Similar in other languages

English

trivia

Close — a trifle relates to trivia.

Practice

1 What does bagatela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bagatela?

noun

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