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brogue

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/

The English word “brogue” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
  2. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
  3. A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

verb

  1. To speak with a brogue (accent).
  2. To walk.
  3. To kick.
  4. To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
  5. to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

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)”).

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