bulge
/ˈbʌldʒ/BUHLJ
/ˈbʌldʒ/BUHLJ
Meaninga bag; a swelling
Common meaning: a rounded swelling outward
- bulga leather pouch, bagLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 254 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinbulga, -ae‘a leather pouch, bag’
- Old Frenchboulgesource
- Englishbulge‘a rounded swelling outward’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin bulga ‘a leather pouch, bag’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bulga, p. 254 · dictionary scan
Roots
- bulga, -ae Latin “a leather pouch, bag”
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