How to pronounce brogue
American English pronunciation
BROHG
- IPA
- /ˈbɹoʊɡ/
- Syllables
- BROHG (1 syllable)
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What brogue means
A strong Irish or Scottish way of speaking
In a sentence: Our neighbor from Dublin speaks with a soft Irish brogue.
Where it comes from: Possibly from an Irish word for a shoe. Another guess links it to an Irish word for a hold on the tongue.
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