"bolgia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bolgias [plural], bolge [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|it|bolgia||ditch, trench}} Unadapted borrowing from Italian bolgia (“ditch, trench”), {{der|en|fro|bolge}} Old French bolge, {{der|en|LL.|bulga||wallet, purse}} Late Latin bulga (“wallet, purse”), {{der|en|cel-gau|bolgā}} Gaulish bolgā, {{der|en|cel-pro|*bolgos||sack, bag}} Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-||to swell}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”), {{doublet|en|budge|bulge}} Doublet of budge and bulge Head templates: {{en-noun|s|bolge}} bolgia (plural bolgias or bolge)
  1. Any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy.
    Sense id: en-bolgia-en-noun-UW4wwXlE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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