brogue
noun /brəʊɡ/
/brəʊɡ/
- enlarge image[usually plural] a strong shoe which usually has a pattern in the leather
（粗革）拷花皮鞋 - a pair of brogues
一双拷花皮鞋
- a pair of brogues
- [usually singular] the accent (= the way of pronouncing the words of a language) that somebody has when they are speaking, especially the accent of Irish or Scottish speakers of English
口音；（尤指讲英语的爱尔兰或苏格兰人的）土腔
词源sense 1 late 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish bróg, from Old Norse brók (related to breech).sense 2 early 18th cent.: perhaps allusively from brogue (the footwear), referring to the rough footwear of Irish peasants.