IMBROGLIO

PRONUNCIATION: (im-BROHL-yo)

MEANING: noun:
1. A difficult, confusing, or embarrassing situation.
2. A confused heap or tangle.

ETYMOLOGY: From Italian imbroglio (entanglement), from im- (in) + brogliare (to tangle, embroil). Earliest documented use: 1753.
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UMBROGLIO - a mixture of shadows

I'M BRO. GRIO - In the Abbey they call me Fr. Cricket.

I'M BRIG, LIO - If you see me coming, Lio, you're going to jail.