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Etymology
From noun bróg ("boot", "shoe").Noun
- Gaelic term for a strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Erse 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 Erse waned as the standard language.
- A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- A heavy shoe of untanned leather. Also: Brogan.
Translations
brogue
- Finnish: murre
Extensive Definition
- This article is about the accent. For the shoe, see Brogues.
It is from the Irish (Gaeilge) word "bróg",
meaning "shoe". The term has been said to have been coined by an
Englishman
who met an Irishman
whose accent was so thick that he spoke "as though he had a shoe in
his mouth", but it more likely derives from the association of
Irish workers with their rawhide shoes. The term is also used in
reference to Scottish,
and other Gaelic-influenced
dialects. The term is sometimes applied to dialects of the
Britannic tongues such as Welsh as
well.