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 Definitions of brogue  [ʊg]  

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Definition of 'brogue' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) brogue
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.

2.  brogue
any strong regional accent.

3. (n.) brogue
a durable, comfortable low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip.

4.  brogue
a coarse, usu. untanned leather shoe formerly worn in Ireland and Scotland.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < Ir brōg shoe, OIr brōce; c. L. brācae trousers < Gaulish)

Definition of 'brogue' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe
a thick and heavy shoe


Definition of 'brogue' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) brogue
a stout, coarse shoe; a brogan

2. (verb) brogue
a dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English



'brogue' - Nearby Entries  

brodmann's area  brogan  broglie  brogue  broider  broiled  broiler  



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