2.[usually singular]SPEAK A LANGUAGE an accent, especially an Irish or Scottish accent 口音;〔尤指爱尔兰人或苏格兰人说英语时的〕土腔
Examples from the Corpus
brogue• Otley's cavalrytwill and brogues were doing their best to keep up and he was breaking out in a sweat.• Is it the fear of wearing in that stout new pair of shoes that keeps us in our old batteredbrogues?• Edwards himself was in brilliantbrogues, razor-creased tanslacks and blazer over silkshirt and neckerchief.• Wear your city brogues with bare feet and people will think you mugged some one for them.• The schoolmaster skittishly slid his feet out of the way, lest a meatball come to rest against his glossybrogues.• I have a pair of brownsuedebrogues that are really worn and I prefer them in their frazzled state!
Originbrogue
1. (1500-1600)Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelicbrog, from Old Norsebrok“leg-covering”
2. (1700-1800) Perhaps from Irish Gaelicbarrog“(wrestling) hold” (as in barrog teangan“hold of the tongue, lisp”)