brongie

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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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