a iosa

Italian

Alternative forms

• a josa (obsolete)

Etymology

From "iosa", Tuscan pronunciation of "chiosa", a little disc made of wood or lead used by children as substitute for money in games that replicated gambling games, indicating that certain goods are abundant and available enough that could also be bought with chiose.

Adverb

a iosa

1. in plenty, in abundance, galore, in great quantity
2. bog-standard, run-of-the-mill, a dime a dozen, common-or-garden

Synonyms

• a bizzeffe, in abbondanza, in (gran) quantità, a dozzine, ordinario, dozzinale