bogue

bogue · noun¹

Related to Spanish boga (“a ray-finned fish; Leporinus obtusidens”), from Late Latin bōca, bōx; Box vulgaris is an older name for Boops boops. Compare the obsolete term boce for this fish.

bogue · noun²

1. Choctaw · derived frombok“creek, stream”
2. English todaybogue

From Cajun French, from Choctaw bok (“creek, stream”). Doublet of bayou.

bogue · verb³

Related to Spanish bogar (“to row”), Old French voguer (“to sway, move along”).

Bogue · proper noun⁴

1. Portuguese · derived fromBoca do Tigre
2. English todayBogue

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”).

Words from the same roots