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Brogan Pronunciation
Brogan is pronounced BROH-guhn, IPA /ˈbroʊgən/.
BROH-guhn
US /ˈbroʊgən/ · UK /ˈbrəʊgən/
Syllables: BROH · guhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A heavy ankle high work shoe of a kind once standard for labourers and soldiers.
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Brogan in a Sentence
- Each recruit was issued a pair of brogan boots.
- The museum has a brogan recovered from the wreck.
- He wore his father's brogans to the fields.
Common Mispronunciations of Brogan
Not bruh-GAN
The weight sits on the first syllable, BROH, and the ending fades to guhn.
Not BRO-guhn with a short o
The first vowel is the long oh of grow. The word comes from the same Irish root as brogue.
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