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.

Synonyms

• (Chinese strait): Bocca Tigris

Anagrams

• bouge

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