how to pronounce brogue

/bɹəʊɡ/

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brogue is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of brogue

verb:

To speak with a brogue (accent).
To walk.
To kick.
To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
To fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

noun:

A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish 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 Irish waned as the standard language.
A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.

brogue frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word brogue occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.