Meanings
bogue1
plural bogues
- A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
bogue2
bogue3
present singular third person bogues · participle present boguing · participle past bogued · past bogued
- nauticalTo fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.
Bogue4
- A surname.
- usuallyAn important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.
Synonyms: Bocca Tigris
- A town in North Carolina.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.
Origin
bogue · noun
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.
Full word history & related roots →bogue · noun
- Choctawbok“creek, stream”
- Englishbogue
From Cajun French, from Choctaw bok (“creek, stream”). Doublet of bayou.
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Full word history & related roots →bogue · verb
Related to Spanish bogar (“to row”), Old French voguer (“to sway, move along”).
Full word history & related roots →Bogue · proper noun
- PortugueseBoca do Tigre
- EnglishBogue
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”).
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βῶξ, βόαξ
- βῶξ (bôx)Boops boops
- βόαξ (bóax)Boops boops
Catalan boga, bogarró
- bogaBoops boops
- bogarróBoops boops
Danish okseøjefisk
- okseøjefiskBoops boops
Dutch bokvis
- bokvisBoops boops
Estonian suursilm-kuldvöötahven
- suursilm-kuldvöötahvenBoops boops
Finnish boga
- bogaBoops boops
French bogue, boga
- bogueBoops boops
- bogaBoops boops
German Gelbstriemenbrasse
- GelbstriemenbrasseBoops boops
Greek γόπα
- γόπα (gópa)Boops boops
Italian boga
- bogaBoops boops
Latin bōx, bōca
- bōxBoops boops
- bōcaBoops boops
Romanian gupă
- gupăBoops boops
Russian бопс, полосатик
- бопс (bops)Boops boops
- полосатик (polosatik)Boops boops
Spanish boga
- bogaBoops boops
Swedish oxögonfisk
- oxögonfiskBoops boops
Turkish kupes
- kupesBoops boops
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
bogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogue
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