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brogue
(broʊg)
Word forms: plural brogues
1. singular noun
If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
Gill speaks in a quiet Irish brogue.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Brogues are thick leather shoes which have an elaborate pattern punched into the leather.
brogue in British English 1
(brəʊɡ)
noun
a broad gentle-sounding dialectal accent, esp that used by the Irish in speaking English
Word origin
C18: probably from brogue2, alluding to the footwear of the peasantrybrogue in British English 2
(brəʊɡ)
noun
1.
a sturdy walking shoe, often with ornamental perforations
2.
an untanned shoe worn formerly in Ireland and Scotland
Word origin
C16: from Irish Gaelic bróg boot, shoe, probably from Old Norse brōk leg coveringbrogue in American English 1
(brouɡ)
noun
1.
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English
2.
any strong regional accent
Derived forms
broguery noun
Word origin
[1680–90; perh. special use of brogue2]brogue in American English 2
(brouɡ)
noun
1.
a durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip
2.
a coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland
3.
brogan
Word origin
[1580–90; ‹ Ir brōg shoe, OIr brōce; c. L. brācae trousers ‹ Gaulish; see breech]brogue in American English 3
(bʀouɡ)
noun
Scot
a fraud; trick; prank
Word origin
[1530–40; of uncert. orig.]Image ofbrogue
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