How do you say “muddle” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bourboui, brouiamen, emboui, embouiage, embroi, pastis. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bourboui, brouiamen, emboui, embouiage, embroi, pastis, patoui, patouiage, pautruei |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bourboui
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | imbroglio; borborygmus; quagmire; chaos; mess; muddle |
brouiamen
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | muddle |
emboui
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | traffic jam, complication, imbroglio; muddle; entanglement |
embouiage
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | muddle |
embroi
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | tangle, confusion, chaos, embarrassment; incoherence; muddle |
pastis
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | pie, pâté; thick porridge; mess, muddle; pastiche |
patoui
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | muddle |
patouiage
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | pathos; muddle |
pautruei
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | muddle |