Malebolge

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian Malebolge (literally “Evil Ditches”). See bolgia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmalɪˈbɒldʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmæləˈbɑldʒ/ enPR: măl'ĭ-bŏlj' === Proper noun === Malebolge The eighth circle of Hell in the Divine Comedy. ==== Derived terms ==== Malebolgian Malebolgic == Italian == === Etymology === From male (“bad, evil”) +‎ bolge (“trenches, ditches”), literally “Evil Ditches”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌma.leˈbɔl.d͡ʒe/ Rhymes: -ɔldʒe Hyphenation: Ma‧le‧bòl‧ge === Proper noun === le Malebolge,il Malebolge f pl or m (sometimes plural only, in variation) Malebolge (the eighth circle of Hell in the Divine Comedy)