Saturday, February 12, 2011

word of the day

imbroglio: an intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction
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photographs by naoya hatakeyama
Imbroglio  derives from Italian, from Old Italian imbrogliare ,  
"to tangle, to confuse," from in- , "in" + brogliare , "to mix, to stir."  
It is related to embroil , "to entangle in conflict or argument."

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