English → Latin
“bulge” in Latin
prōcurrōto run or rush forwards; to advance; to jut outprōmineōto stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent; to bend or reach out (for), extend (to)
The English word bulge itself goes back to Latin bulga.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bulge
rimas agere, aquas haurire; eidere (sink).
To bulge out, procurrere, prominere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bulge?
- The usual Latin words for “bulge” are prōcurrō, prōmineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.