bolgia

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • a mob or crowd (of people in a confined space)
  • bedlam
  • a bag, a pouch, especially one which opens longways
  • a ditch, hole in the ground

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bolge derived from Latin bulga (a leathern bag knapsack).

Origin

Latin

bulga

Gloss

a leathern bag knapsack

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