brogue /brəʊɡ $ broʊɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Irish Gaelic ; Origin: and Scottish Gaelic brog , from Old Norse brok 'leg-covering' ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from Irish Gaelic barrog '(wrestling) hold' (as in barrog teangan 'hold of the tongue, lisp' ) ]
1 . [usually plural] a thick strong leather shoe with a pattern in the leather:
a new pair of brogues
2 . [usually singular] an ↑ accent , especially an Irish or Scottish accent