Bogue

See also: bogue and bogué

English

Etymology

In reference to the Chinese strait, a corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門／虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boːɡ/

Proper noun

Bogue

  1. A surname.
  2. (usually with the definite article) An important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.
  3. A town in Kansas.
  4. A town in North Carolina.

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German

Etymology

A corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門／虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”).

Proper noun

die Bogue f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bogue)

  1. A strait in the Pearl River Delta, between Guangzhou and the South China Sea
    Synonym: Bocca Tigris

Declension
Declension of Bogue [sg-only, feminine]
singular
def. noun
nominative die Bogue
genitive der Bogue
dative der Bogue
accusative die Bogue
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