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How do you say bugia in Italian?
How do you pronounce bugia in Italian?
bugia is pronounced /la buˈdʒiːa/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La bugia grande che ha detto mi ha ferito profondamente.
The big lie that he told me hurt me deeply.
Quella bugia crudele è stata scoperta da tutti i suoi amici.
That cruel lie was discovered by all of her friends.
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Why is it feminine?
Bugia is feminine because it derives from Latin "bugium" or through Vulgar Latin forms related to "bucca" (mouth/cheek), maintaining the feminine gender that was inherited from Latin. The word evolved semantically from a physical reference to mean "lie" in Italian, but retained its original feminine gender classification.
What is the Italian word for lie?
The Italian word for lie is la bugia — feminine.
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