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brongie

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly partially derived from Old Norse bringa (“breast”) as an allusion to the cormorant's colouration. Compare to Norwegian bringe (“chest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /brɔŋɡi/

Noun edit

brongie (plural brongies)

  1. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

References edit

  1. “brongie” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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