# bagatelle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/ · frequency rank #90,173

## Definitions
1. A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
2. A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
3. A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
4. Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bagatelle