bagatelle
noun
[ ˌbaɡəˈtɛl ]
• a game in which small balls are hit and then allowed to roll down a sloping board on which there are holes, each numbered with the score achieved if a ball goes into it, with pins acting as obstructions.
• a thing regarded as too unimportant or easy to be worth much consideration.
• "dealing with these boats was a mere bagatelle for the world's oldest yacht club"
• a short, light piece of music, especially one for the piano.
Origin:
mid 17th century (in bagatelle (sense 2)): from French, from Italian bagatella, perhaps from baga ‘baggage’ or from a diminutive of Latin baca ‘berry’. bagatelle (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.
