🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

abultamiento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.bul.tamjen.to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bulge/bʌldʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El abultamiento en la pared indicaba un problema estructural."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rounded swelling or protuberance.

    "The bulge in the wall indicated a structural issue."
As verb
  1. 1

    To swell or protrude.

    "The bag began to bulge as more items were added."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bulge' originates from the Middle English 'bulgen', which is derived from the Old French 'bulger', meaning to swell or protrude. The term has evolved over centuries to describe a rounded swelling or protrusion in various contexts.

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