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Dictionary: brogue2   (brōg) pronunciation
n.
A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent when speaking English.

[Probably from the brogues worn by peasants.]


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A brogue is a strong accent, notably in Irish dialects of English. For example, in the folksong "Finnegan's Wake", the character of the song, Tim Finnegan, was said to have a "beautiful brogue so rich and sweet".

It is from the Irish word "barróg"[1], meaning "accent" or "speech impediment".

The term is also used in reference to Scottish, and other Gaelic-influenced dialects[citation needed]. The term is sometimes applied to dialects of the Britannic tongues such as Welsh as well[citation needed].

The term can also refer to a particular type of stout men's shoes made in Ireland or Scotland.

  1. ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Jul.10.2009

Translations: Brogue
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - golfsko

2.
n. - vandresko

Nederlands (Dutch)
golfschoen, schoen van ongelooid leer, opvallend accent (m.n. Iers)

Français (French)
1.
n. - chaussure de marche, richelieu

2.
n. - (gén) accent du terroir, accent irlandais

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - fester Schuh

2.
n. - irische Aussprache des Englischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρίσολο παπούτσι, (καθομ.) έντονη (ιρλανδέζικη) προφορά

Italiano (Italian)
cadenza dialettale, scarpa sportiva resistente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sapato (m) rústico e pesado, pronúncia (f) do inglês na Irlanda

Русский (Russian)
башмак, местный говор

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - acento (irlandés) muy marcado

2.
n. - zapato grueso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - broguesko, golfsko, sportsko, (irländsk) dialekt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 拷花皮鞋, 粗皮鞋

2. 方言特有之口音

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 拷花皮鞋, 粗皮鞋

2.
n. - 方言特有之口音

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 구두

2.
n. - 지방 사투리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブローグ, アイルランドなまり, 地方なまり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع متين من الأحذيه, اللهجه الأيرلنديه في نطق الانكليزيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נעל כבדה‬
n. - ‮מבטא אירי‬


 
 
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