Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brogue

/ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: brogue
IPA: /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.

noun

A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.

noun

A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Dated

verb

To speak with a brogue (accent).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To walk.

Intransitive verb

verb

To kick.

Transitive verb

verb

To punch a hole in, as with an awl.

Transitive verb

verb

to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

Example Sentences

"I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it."
"“No-man's-land.” The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue."
"Belter is composed mainly of Chinese, Japanese, Slavic, Germanic, and romance languages because Earth's most common tongues would be the ones to survive to form the new brogue of the cosmos."
"his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide."
"He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: bróc, brók, *brōks, barróg, brouiller

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/
British English: /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

brogues (plural) brogues (present, singular) broguing (participle, present) brogueing (participle, present) brogued (participle, past) brogued (past)

Derived Forms

brogued brogueing broguery broguey broguish

Synonyms

brogan clodhopper work shoe

Rhymes With

rogue vogue doge minogue pogue drogue prorogue pirogue yogh cogue disembogue tvorog

Questions

How do you pronounce brogue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/.
What does brogue mean?: A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
Where does brogue come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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