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Rarebrogue
The correct spelling is brogue.
How to pronounce brogue
/bɹəʊɡ/
nounIPA: /bɹəʊɡ/
Say it like: Bro-gue
The correct spelling is brogue. A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
- 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.
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