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bougar

/ˈbuɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bougar
IPA
/ˈbuɡɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots bougar, from Middle Scots bougar, bouger, bowgar (“a cross-spar in a roof”), of obscure origin; perhaps representing Old English *bogagār (“arched beam”), from boga (“bow, arch”) + gār (“spear”), with the vocalism later being influenced by Middle Scots bow (“to bow, bend”). However, the supposed semantic development of gār is strained even with the parallels of Old English nafugār (“auger”) and Old Norse geirr (“point of an anvil”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbuɡɚ/
  • British English: /ˈbuːɡə/

Inflected Forms

bougars (plural) booger (alternative, Scotland) boggar (alternative, Scotland) buggar (alternative, Scotland) bugger (alternative, Scotland)

Phrases

bougar-stakes bougar-stick

Questions

How do you pronounce bougar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbuɡɚ/.
What does bougar mean?
A rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage.
Where does bougar come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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