brogue

brogue1
noun
  1. a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather
    拷花皮鞋
    ■(historical)a rough shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in parts of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands
    (史)未鞣的粗皮鞋
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish bróg, from Old Norse brók (related to breech)

brogue2
noun
  1. [usu. insing.]a marked accent, especially Irish or Scottish, when speaking English
    (尤指爱尔兰或苏格兰人讲英语时带的)土腔
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: perhaps allusively from brogue, referring to the rough footwear Irish peasants
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