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bolgia

/ˈboʊldʒə/

bolgia noun: any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy.

Noun

bolgia (plural bolgias or bolge)

  1. Any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy.

Forms of bolgia

pluralbolgias
pluralbolge

Origin of bolgia

Unadapted borrowing from Italian bolgia (“ditch, trench”), from Old French bolge, bouge, from Late Latin bulga (“wallet, purse”), from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Doublet of budge and bulge.

Questions about bolgia

What does bolgia mean?
Bolgia means any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy.
What part of speech is bolgia?
Bolgia is a noun.
How do you pronounce bolgia?
Bolgia is pronounced /ˈboʊldʒə/.
What is the plural of bolgia?
The plural of bolgia is bolgias.

Words near bolgia in the dictionary

  1. bolge
  2. Bolger
  3. Bolgers
  4. Bolghar
  5. Bolghars
  6. bolgia
  7. bolgias
  8. Bolham
  9. Bolhrad
  10. boli
  11. bolia

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