im·bro·glio 
(ĭm-brōlyō)
(ĭm-brōlyō)n. pl. im·bro·glios
1.
a. A difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement.
b. A confused or complicated disagreement.
2. Archaic A confused heap; a tangle.
[Italian, from Old Italian, from imbrogliare, to tangle, confuse : in-, in (from Latin; see IN-2) + brogliare, to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller; see BROIL2).]